Central to that journey is her relationship with another woman, Shug Avery — yet both Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film and Blitz Bazawule’s 2023 musical adaptation, have been criticized for ...
Nettie runs off leaving Celie to a life of abject drudgery until the arrival of the beautiful singer “Shug Avery,” who needs some TLC which Celie can provide. The two are very much attracted ...
The 1985 Color Purple film featured a brief kiss between Celie and Shug, played then by Whoopi Goldberg and Margaret Avery.