UW Cinematheque - At the Chazen: Recent WCFTR Acquisitions
The Color Purple | USA | 1985 | 35mm | 152 min. Director: Steven Spielberg
Event Details
Date
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Time
2 p.m.
Location
Description
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey
Spielberg’s deeply moving adaptation of Alice Walker’s celebrated novel follows the heroic Celie (Goldberg) as she endures years of childhood abuse and marriage to the cruel Mister (Glover). As Celie gradually finds her voice and strength, the film transforms her suffering into a powerful story of resilience and hard-won triumph. 35mm print courtesy Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research.
Spielberg’s deeply moving adaptation of Alice Walker’s celebrated novel follows the heroic Celie (Goldberg) as she endures years of childhood abuse and marriage to the cruel Mister (Glover). As Celie gradually finds her voice and strength, the film transforms her suffering into a powerful story of resilience and hard-won triumph. 35mm print courtesy Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-3627 or email ben.reiser@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Sunday, February 8, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.