03842cgm a2200733 a 4500 24602 24602 z9mils b1064086 OSt 20190501234850.0 vd cvaizk 100111s2010 cau109 vleng d 031398119807 80 27242 Lionsgate (OCoLC)496829833 (OCoLC)496829833 (MeSpPL)45791 nmt eng eng spa eng n-us-ny PN1997.2 .P74 2010 791.43/72 22 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. Santa Monica, Calif : Lionsgate, 2010, 2009. 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Title from container. Widescreen. 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. 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. MPAA rating: R; for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language. Blu-ray disc. English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. African American teenage mothers New York (State) New York Drama. Overweight teenagers New York (State) New York Drama. Illiterate persons New York (State) New York Drama. Abused children New York (State) New York Drama. Rape victims New York (State) New York Drama. Incest New York (State) New York Drama. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Drama. Melodramas (Motion pictures) Films for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Winfrey, Oprah. Perry, Tyler. Daniels, Lee, 1959- Magness, Gary. Siegel-Magness, Sarah. Fletcher, Geoffrey. Mo'Nique. Patton, Paula. Carey, Mariah. Kravitz, Lenny. Sidibe, Gabourey. Shepherd, Sherri, 1967- Grigorov, Mario. Sapphire, 1950- Push. Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm) Smokewood Entertainment Group (Firm) Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm) .b141730195 ddc DVD ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ RDVD 2017-02-09 4 DVD PREC 36471 2020-01-14 2020-01-09 2017-02-09 DVD