Precious based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire
2010
DVD
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.
Item Details
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Target Audience Note: CHVR: 14A.
Notes:
- 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.
- Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, Joe Klotz ; music, Mario Grigorov.
- Mo'nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, Sherri Shepherd.
- DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 EX surround, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
- For private home use only.
- Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
- Audio tracks in English and French and subtitled in English.
Publisher or Distributor Number: 20951
Control Number: 879698
UPC:
- 057373209516
- 057373209516
Subjects:
- Abused children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
- African American teenage mothers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
- Illiterate persons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
- Incest -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
- Overweight teenagers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
- Rape victims -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
- Sapphire, 1950- Push -- Film adaptations.
Genre:
Other Authors:
- Carey, Mariah.
- Daniels, Lee, 1959-
- Fletcher, Geoffrey, 1970-
- Grigorov, Mario.
- Kravitz, Lenny.
- Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm)
- Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
- Magness, Gary.
- Maple Pictures.
- Mo'Nique.
- Patton, Paula.
- Perry, Tyler.
- Sapphire, 1950- Push. DVD.
- Shepherd, Sherri, 1967-
- Sidibe, Gabourey.
- Siegel-Magness, Sarah.
- Smokewood Entertainment Group (Firm)
- Winfrey, Oprah.