Prince: A Purple Reign
MovieTitle | Prince: A Purple Reign |
User score | 8 |
Release date | Nov 25, 2011 |
Genre | Documentary, Music |
Director | Rhodri Huw |
Production country | United Kingdom |
Production companies | BBC |
Run time | 59 min. |
Part of BBC Four's Black Music Legends of the 1980s, this documentary explores how Prince - showman, artist, enigma - revolutionized the perception of black music in the 1980s with worldwide hits such as "1999," "Kiss," "Raspberry Beret" and "Alphabet Street." He became a global sensation with the release of the Oscar-winning, semi-autobiographical movie "Purple Rain" in 1984, embarking on an incredible journey of musical self-discovery that continues to this day.