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Performance turned into For Colored Girls movie 1st put on stage in 1975, the play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf" has been popular. On Nov. 5, the translation of this performance hits film theaters. "For Colored Girls" was written and directed by Perry. There are reviews that are mixed about this film. Some say the interpretation from 1974 to 2010 might not have been entirely well-done. Resource for this article - For Colored Girls When The Rainbow is Enuf movie by Personal Money Store
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'For Colored Girls' the play
Ntozake Shange in 1975 wrote "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf." Poems are told in the play. Seven black women have their stories told through this. Lady in Red, Lady in Green, etc., are the ways the women are identified. The play had been nominated for a Tony award for Best Play in 1977, and has been awarded the Drama Desk Award, Theater World Award, and Tony Award for Best Featured Actress.
'For Colored Girls' movie adaptation
The movie adaptation of "For Colored Girls" had been written, produced, and directed by Tyler Perry. Numerous have been wondering why Tyler Perry was interested within the "For Colored Girls" movie. In the end, though, the adaptation is apparently mostly adequate, if awkward at specific moments. The movie attempts to weave the poems of the original "For Colored Girls" play in with the new movie script. At times, it is a powerful and moving effect. At others, the poems nearly seem to distract from the storyline.
'For Colored Girls' movie is strong
The performances were strong in the movie. That had been the best part of the "For Colored Girls" movie. The all-star cast of strong women gives an incredibly strong showing. Parts are played by Macy Gray, Janet Jackson and Whoopi Goldberg. There are moments the movie feels a bit "off" -- but that could well be the fact that the movie maintains much of the language from 1975, which feels a bit "old" in a modern context. "For Colored Girls" is surely a movie worth seeing, but, if you have the chance, seeing the play would be a better idea. youtube.com/watch?v=sDWU_cFU9ZA
