Precious

Resource Information

The work Precious represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Ripon Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Precious

Statement of responsibility

Lee Daniels Entertainment ; in association with Smokewood Entertainment Group

Title variation

• Precious (based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire)
• Precious (base on nol by saf)

Contributor

• Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm)
• Lionsgate (Firm)
• Smokewood Entertainment Group (Firm)
• Carey, Mariah
• Daniels, Lee
• Fletcher, Geoffrey
• Grigorov, Mario
• Kravitz, Lenny
• Magness, Gary
• Mo'Nique
• Patton, Paula
• Shepherd, Sherri, 1967-
• Sidibe, Gabourey
• Siegel-Magness, Sarah

Subject

• Abused children -- New York (State) | New York
• Academy Award winner - Best supporting actress
• Adolescentes como madres de familia -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) | Nueva York -- Teatro
• African American teenage mothers -- New York (State) | New York
• Film adaptations
• Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
• Illiterate persons -- New York (State) | New York
• Incest -- New York (State) | New York
• Niños maltratados -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) | Nueva York -- Teatro
• Overweight teenagers -- New York (State) | New York
• Rape victims -- New York (State) | New York
• Sapphire, 1950- -- Film and video adaptations
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Film adaptations
• Film and video adaptations
• Teatro
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

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

Awards note

Academy Awards, 2009: Best supporting actress (Mo'Nique), best writing, screenplay based on material previously produced or published.

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Produced by Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness ; screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher ; music by Mario Grigorov ; directed by Lee Daniels

Intended audience

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

Language note

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

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.P74 2010

PerformerNote

Mo'nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, Sherri Shepherd

Runtime

109

Technique

live action