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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Title:

Precious (based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire) / Lee Daniels Entertainment in association with Smokewood Entertainment ; directed by Lee Daniels ; screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher ; produced by Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness ; executive producers, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Lisa Cortés, Tom Heller ; presented by Lionsgate, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry ; director of photography, Andrew Dunn.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher, Date:

Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate Films Inc. : Push Pictures, LLC, [2010]

Description:

1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

digital optical

widescreen (1.85:1)

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

In 1987, obese, illiterate, black 16-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional family. She has been raped and impregnated twice by her father, Carl. She suffers constant physical, mental and sexual abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary. After getting pregnant for the second time, Precious is suspended from her school. Her principal arranges to have her attend an alternative school where her new teacher, Ms. Rain, helps Precious learn to read and she responds to this glimmer of hope. Precious also meets Mrs. Weiss, a social worker, who discovers the abuse and incest that Precious has had to endure. Her father dies of AIDS and Precious learns that she is now HIV-positive.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language.

Subjects:

Sapphire, 1950- -- Film adaptations.

African American teenage mothers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Overweight teenagers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Illiterate persons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Abused children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Rape victims -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

Incest -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.

African American teenage girls -- New York (State) -- Drama.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.

Genre:

Film adaptations.

Fiction films.

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Daniels, Lee, 1959- film producer, film director.

Fletcher, Geoffrey, 1970- screenwriter.

Siegel-Magness, Sarah, film producer.

Magness, Gary, film producer.

Winfrey, Oprah, film producer.

Perry, Tyler, film producer.

Cortés, Lisa, film producer.

Heller, Tom, film producer.

Dunn, Andrew, director of photography.

Mo'Nique, actor.

Patton, Paula, actor.

Carey, Mariah, actor.

Shepherd, Sherri, 1967- actor.

Kravitz, Lenny, actor.

Sidibe, Gabourey, actor.

Mathis, Mark G., producer.

Klotz, Joe, editor of moving image work.

Grigorov, Mario, composer (expression)

Berliner, Roshelle, production designer.

Draghici, Marina, costumer designer.

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Sapphire, 1950- Push.

Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm), production company.

Smokewood Entertainment (Firm), production company.

Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.), presenter, publisher.

Other Title:

Push

Precious (base on nol by saf)

Precious

Notes:

Based upon the book "Push", a novel by Sapphire.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.

Opening credits mirror its main character's illiteracy by misspelling the title, which is given as "Precious (Base on Nol by Saf)" with the correction "(Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire)" underneath.

Special features: Audio commentary with director Lee Daniels; "From Push to Precious" featurette; "A Precious ensemble" featurette; "Oprah and Tyler: a project of passion" featurette; a conversation with Author Sapphire and director Lee Daniels; Deleted scene: the incest survivor meeting; Audition: Gabourey Sidibe; "Reflections on Precious" featurette; theatrical trailer.

For private home use only.

Co-executive producer, Simone Sheffield ; co-producer, Mark G. Mathis ; editor, Joe Klotz ; music by Mario Grigorov ; music supervisor, Lynn Fainchtein ; production designer, Roshelle Berliner ; costume designer, Marina Draghici.

Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey Sidibe, Stephanie Andujar, Chyna Layne, Amina Robinson, Xosha Roquemore, Angelic Zambrana, Aunt Dot, Nealla Gordon, Grace Hightower, Barret Isaiah Mindell, Kimberly Russell, Bill Sage, Susan Taylor.

DVD format; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 EX surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo; color.

English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Academy Awards, 2009: Best Picture, Best actress (Mo'Nique), and best director ; Golden Globe Winner, Best supporting actress, Monique, Best Picture Drama, Best Actress Drama, Gabourey Sidibe ; Best Picture of 2009, Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Contents:

Someday -- Principal's office -- Each one teach one -- Big day tomorrow -- First day -- Still hungry -- You coming? -- Meet and greet -- Single step -- All look the same -- Eat it up -- Home life -- For the social worker -- Talk to somebody -- Higher learning -- Nurse John -- Dear Precious -- Can I hold him? -- Ruined my life -- Just a teacher -- Making progress -- Visitor -- Your story -- On her own.

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Web Link Connect to reviews of this title online

ISBN:

9786313478101

631347810X

9780010708653

0010708650

9783139811976

3139811977

9786313478101

631347810X

9780010708653

0010708650

9783139811976

3139811977

9786313478101

Publisher Number:

27239

Other Number:

496829833

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

764661

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Precious