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In Praise Of

Remem­ber­ing the soul-stir­ring pow­er of Prince’s Pur­ple Rain

22 Apr 2016

Words by David Jenkins

Man with curly dark hair wearing a blue jacket and white ruffled shirt against a colourful backdrop.
Man with curly dark hair wearing a blue jacket and white ruffled shirt against a colourful backdrop.
This drama­tised con­cert film from 1984 remains the late singer-songwriter’s might­i­est for­ay into cinema.

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