For colored girls [videorecording] / Lionsgate and TPS present a 34th Street Films/Lionsgate production ; produced by Roger M. Bobb, Paul Hall ; written for the screen, produced and directed by Tyler Perry.
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, 1955-; Gray, Macy.; Kain, Khalil.; Lawson, Richard, 1947-; Areu, Ozzie.; Genier, Joseph P.; Stewart, Nzingha.; Paseornek, Michael.; Bobb, Roger M., 1967-; Hall, Paul.; Perry, Tyler.; Gruszynski, Alexander.; Hoy, Maysie.; Zigman, Aaron.; Shange, Ntozake. For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm); Tyler Perry Studios (Firm); 34th Street Films.
2011
PN1997.2 .F673 2011
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Title
For colored girls [videorecording] / Lionsgate and TPS present a 34th Street Films/Lionsgate production ; produced by Roger M. Bobb, Paul Hall ; written for the screen, produced and directed by Tyler Perry.
Uniform Title
For colored girls (Motion picture)
Publication Details
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2011]
Language
English
Language Note
Closed captioned.
Soundtrack in English, with optional subtitles in English or Spanish.
Soundtrack in English, with optional subtitles in English or Spanish.
Description
1 videodisc (approximately 134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
031398131212
057373215197
057373215197
Call Number
PN1997.2 .F673 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/72
Distributor No.
29591 Lionsgate
29591.1.1A Lionsgate
29591.1.1A Lionsgate
Summary
"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.
Note
Based on the stage play entitled "For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf" written by Ntozake Shange.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.
Special features include: interactive features: Span of the rainbow [interactive documentary]; Prism of poems; Transformation: movie magic making "For Colored Girls" [featurette] (15 min.); Music "For Colored Girls [music videos] (9 min.); Marketing archive: Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Living portraits; Art gallery [slide show]; Also from Lionsgate (4 min.).
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.
Special features include: interactive features: Span of the rainbow [interactive documentary]; Prism of poems; Transformation: movie magic making "For Colored Girls" [featurette] (15 min.); Music "For Colored Girls [music videos] (9 min.); Marketing archive: Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Living portraits; Art gallery [slide show]; Also from Lionsgate (4 min.).
Credits
Director of photography, Alexander Gruszynski ; editor, Maysie Hoy ; music, Aaron Zigman ; production designer, Ina Mayhew ; costume designer, Johnetta Boone ; executive producers, Ozzie Areu, Joseph P. Genier, Nzingha Stewart, Michael Paseornek.
Performer
Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Michael Ealy, Kimberly Elise, Omari Hardwick, Hill Harper, Thandie Newton, Phylicia Rashad, Anka Noni Rose, Tessa Thompson, Kerry Washington, Whoopi Goldberg, Macy Gray, Khalil Kain, Richard Lawson.
Cast
Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Michael Ealy, Kimberly Elise, Omari Hardwick, Hill Harper, Thandie Newton, Phylicia Rashad, Anka Noni Rose, Tessa Thompson, Kerry Washington, Whoopi Goldberg, Macy Gray, Khalil Kain, Richard Lawson.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for some disturbing violence including a rape, sexual content and language.
System Details Note
DVD; region 1; 5.1 Dolby Digital EX surround; widescreen presentation (aspect ratio 1.78:1).
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, 1955-
Gray, Macy.
Kain, Khalil.
Lawson, Richard, 1947-
Areu, Ozzie.
Genier, Joseph P.
Stewart, Nzingha.
Paseornek, Michael.
Bobb, Roger M., 1967-
Hall, Paul.
Perry, Tyler.
Gruszynski, Alexander.
Hoy, Maysie.
Zigman, Aaron.
Shange, Ntozake. For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf.
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, 1955-
Gray, Macy.
Kain, Khalil.
Lawson, Richard, 1947-
Areu, Ozzie.
Genier, Joseph P.
Stewart, Nzingha.
Paseornek, Michael.
Bobb, Roger M., 1967-
Hall, Paul.
Perry, Tyler.
Gruszynski, Alexander.
Hoy, Maysie.
Zigman, Aaron.
Shange, Ntozake. For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf.
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