Purple Rain (1984) 4K Restoration
- Tue, Jul 2
- Wed, Jul 3
Director: Albert Magnoli Run Time: 111 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1984
Starring: Apollonia Kotero, Clarence Williams III, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos, Prince
Country: United States
Language: English
About the film:
Rock star Prince makes a spectacular feature film debut in this highly autobiographical blockbuster that won both an Academy Award and a Grammy.
“Purple Rain became a generational manifesto, while providing the largest megaphone yet for one of the greatest geniuses in pop music.”
—Eric Deggans, NPR
A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid’s spotlight—and his girl.
About the filmmaker:
Albert Magnoli is an American film director, screenwriter and editor best known for such films as Purple Rain (1984), Street Knight (1993), American Anthem (1986), and Tango & Cash (1989). His most recent feature was the 1997 sci-fi film Dark Planet (1997).
Magnoli graduated from the Film School at the University of Southern California. While there he wrote, produced, edited, and directed his thesis film project Jazz (1979), which went on to win numerous awards including a Student Academy Award. After graduation, Magnoli was introduced to rock star Prince, who screened the film and wanted Magnoli to direct his feature film debut. Loosely inspired by Prince’s own life, Purple Rain (1984) earned an Academy Award for best original song score and immediately catapulted the 26-year-old artist to superstardom. For a time, Magnoli served as the musical artist’s manager. He directed the critically acclaimed concert film Sign ‘o’ the Times (1987) and two #1 videos, “Batdance” and “Partyman”, to promote the Batman (1989) film and soundtrack.
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