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Precious [videorecording] / presented by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry ; Lee Daniels Entertainment ; Smokewood Entertainment Group ; produced by Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness ; screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher ; directed by Lee Daniels.

Daniels, Lee. (Director). Winfrey, Oprah. (Added Author). Perry, Tyler (Added Author). Magness, Gary (Added Author). Siegel-Magness, Sarah (Added Author). Fletcher, Geoffrey (Added Author). Mo'Nique (Added Author). Patton, Paula (Added Author). Carey, Mariah (Added Author). Kravitz, Lenny (Added Author). Sidibe, Gabourey. (Added Author). Shepherd, Sherri, 1967- (Added Author). Grigorov, Mario (Added Author). Sapphire, 1950- Push. (Added Author). Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Smokewood Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Lionsgate (Firm) (Added Author). Mo'nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey "Gabby" 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, 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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2010]

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; "Fluorescent Beige" featurette.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, Joe Klotz ; music, Mario Grigorov.
Participant or Performer Note:
Mo'nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, Sherri Shepherd.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 EX surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:
In English with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, 2010; Academy Award Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, 2010
Subject: African American teenage mothers > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Overweight teenagers > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Illiterate persons > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Abused children > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Rape victims > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Incest > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at Sage Library System.

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Athena Public Library DVD PRE R (Text) 37813000155658 Video Available -
Baker County Library DRAMA PRE DVD (Text) 37814002668920 VIDEO Available -
Columbia Gorge Community College Library DRAMA PREC 2009 (Text) 33892002451806 DVD Available -
Enterprise Public Library DVD Precious (Text) 30001000293920 Videos Available -
Harney County Library DVD PRE (Text) 37720000594317 Video Available -
North Powder City Library DVD PRE (Text) 37867000039213 Videos Available -
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Union Carnegie Public Library DVD PRECIOUS (Text) 37883000258687 Video Available -

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