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Precious / Lionsgate ; in association with Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry present ; a Lee Daniels Entertainment/Smokewood Entertainment Group production ; a film by Lee Daniels ; produced by Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness ; screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher ; directed by Lee Daniels.
LIBRA BLU RAY PN1997.2 .P7457 2010
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Standardized Title:
- Precious (Motion picture)
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Sapphire, 1950---Film adaptations.
- Sapphire.
- African American teenage mothers--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
- African American teenage mothers.
- Overweight teenagers--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
- Overweight teenagers.
- Illiterate persons--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
- Illiterate persons.
- Abused children--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
- Abused children.
- Rape victims--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
- Rape victims.
- Incest--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
- Incest.
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Drama.
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.).
- New York (State)--New York.
- New York (State)--New York--Harlem.
- Genre:
- Melodrama
- Film adaptations
- Fiction films
- Drama
- Feature films
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Melodrama.
- Film adaptations.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2010]
- Language Note:
- English or dubbed French dialogue; with English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
- System Details:
- Blu-ray, Region A; 1080p High Definition; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 Dolby Digital surround; requires Blu-ray player.
- 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, and 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.
- Participant:
- Mo'nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, Sherri Shepherd.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, Joe Klotz ; music, Mario Grigorov ; costume designer, Marina Draghici ; production designer, Roshelle Berliner.
- Notes:
- Title from disc surface.
- Based on the novel, Push, by Sapphire.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
- Wide screen (1.85:1).
- 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; "Fluorescent Beige" featurette.
- Academy Awards, 2010: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Mo'Nique) ; Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Fletcher).
- BAFTA Awards, 2010: Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique).
- Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2010: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Mo'Nique).
- Independent Spirit Awards, 2010: Best Feature ; Best Female Lead (Sidibe) ; Best Supporting Female (Mo'Nique) ; Best Director (Daniels) ; Best First Screenplay (Fletcher).
- Golden Globes, 2010: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Mo'Nique).
- Sundance Film Festival, 2009: Audience Award-Dramatic ; Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic ; Special Jury Prize-Dramatic (Mo'Nique).
- OCLC:
- 496831764
- Publisher Number:
- 031398119807
- 27242 Lionsgate (disc)
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