For Colored Girls
Tyler Perry, 2010
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Ntozake Shange, 1975
For Colored Girls is a movie directed by Tyler Perry in 2010 and based on the play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange, first published in 1975. The movie features Janet Jackson, Anika Noni Rose, Whoopi Goldberg, Kimberly Elise, Loretta Devine, Thandie Newton, and others.
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AUDIOBOOK
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Read by: Thandiwe Newton
Storyline
A movie about existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.
Genres
Movie vs Book
Year
2010
Minutes
134
Movie Rate
6.10
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Movie
For Colored Girls
Director: Tyler Perry
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Length: 2h14m
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Year
1975
Pages
80
Book Rate
8.60
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Book
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Author: Ntozake Shange
Country: USA
First published in: 1975
Length: 80 pages
Genre: Play
User polls & recommendations
“When I see a 700-page novel, my first thought is, 'Ooh, how could you cut this down to size and make a movie out of it?'”
BRIAN HELGELAND (Screenwriter)
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