For colored girls
by
 
Jackson, Janet, 1966-

Title
For colored girls

Author
Jackson, Janet, 1966-

Publication Information
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2011]

Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 134 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
 
Based on the play "For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf" by Ntozake Shange.
 
Special features: Span of the rainbow, Prism of poems, Transformation: movie magi, Music for colored girls, Marketing archive.

Abstract
"A vibrant world where friends and strangers dream, fear, cry, love, and laugh out loud in an attempt to find their true selves. Adapted by writer/director Tyler Perry from Ntozake Shange's acclaimed choreopoem, this gripping film paints an unforgettable portrait of what it means to be a woman of color in the modern world"--Container.

Reading Level
MPAA rating: R; for some disturbing violence including a rape, sexual content and language.

Personal Subject
Shange, Ntozake-Film adaptations.

Subject Term
African American women -- Drama.
 
African American women -- Social conditions -- Drama.
 
African American families -- Social conditions -- Drama.

Genre
Fiction films.
 
Feature films.
 
Film adaptations.
 
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
 
Films for the hearing impaired.

Added Author
Jackson, Janet, 1966-
 
Devine, Loretta.
 
Ealy, Michael.
 
Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
 
Hardwick, Omari, 1974-
 
Harper, Hill, 1966-
 
Newton, Thandie, 1972-
 
Rashad, Phylicia, 1948-
 
Rose, Anika Noni, 1972-
 
Thompson, Tessa, 1983-
 
Washington, Kerry, 1977-
 
Goldberg, Whoopi, 1950-
 
Gruszynski, Alexander.
 
Hoy, Maysie.
 
Zigman, Aaron.
 
Bobb, Roger M., 1967-
 
Hall, Paul.
 
Perry, Tyler.
 
Shange, Ntozake. For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf.

Added Corporate Author
Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm)
 
Tyler Perry Studios (Firm)
 
34th Street Films.


LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberCopy
IIEMSAAudio-visual Material33168025521432791.4372 F692T 20101