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Precious

Winfrey, Oprah. (Added Author). Perry, Tyler. (Added Author). Daniels, Lee, (director,, producer.). Magness, Gary, (producer.). Siegel-Magness, Sarah, (producer.). Fletcher, Geoffrey, (screenwriter.). Mo'Nique, (actress.). Patton, Paula, (actress.). Carey, Mariah, (actress.). Kravitz, Lenny, (actor.). Sidibe, Gabourey, (actress.). Shepherd, Sherri, 1967- (actress.). Grigorov, Mario, (composer.). Sapphire, 1950- Push. (Added Author). Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm). (Added Author). Smokewood Entertainment Group (Firm). (Added Author). Lionsgate (Firm). (Added Author). CAST : Mo'nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey Sidibe, Sherri Shepherd. (Cast).

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.

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  • Physical Description: video recording (DVD)
    videodisc
    1 video disc (109 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inch disc.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, p2010, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
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.
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Restrictions on Access Note:
LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, Joe Klotz ; music, Mario Grigorov.
Participant or Performer Note: CAST : Mo'nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey Sidibe, Sherri Shepherd.
Target Audience Note:
PARENTAL ACCOMPANIMENT - 14A - NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN - DISTURBING CONTENT - COARSE LANGUAGE
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 EX surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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  • Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
    Precious is a grim and gritty urban drama revolving around poor, illiterate, and overweight Claireece "Precious" Jones (Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe), a 16-year-old who has been raped by her father since she was a toddler. By 1987, Precious has already borne one Down syndrome child and is pregnant by her father again when she's assigned to an alternative Harlem school, Each One/Teach One, where a compassionate teacher (Paula Patton) encourages her to keep a journal. Expressing her bleak despair and traumatic rage in poetry and prose allows the angry and alienated Precious to blossom with her first bit of self-esteem and self-respect, which infuriates her jealous, foul-mouthed, welfare-cheating mother (Golden Globe-winner Mo'Nique), a sadistic predator who habitually abuses Precious—emotionally and physically. Newcomer Sidibe is riveting and standup comedienne Mo'Nique delivers a powerhouse performance, while the rest of the cast includes a deglamorized Mariah Carey as a social worker and a nearly unrecognizable Lenny Kravitz in a small role as a nurse. Director Lee Daniels is faithful to the socially conscious 1996 novel by Sapphire (aka teacher/poet Ramona Lofton), here mixing an almost documentary sensibility with lighthearted sequences of sheer fantasy. Highly recommended. (S. Granger) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2010.
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