TY  - ADVS
AU  - Daniels,Lee
AU  - Fletcher,Geoffrey
AU  - Siegel-Magness,Sarah
AU  - Magness,Gary
AU  - Winfrey,Oprah
AU  - Perry,Tyler
AU  - Cortés,Lisa
AU  - Heller,Tom
AU  - Dunn,Andrew
AU  - Mo'Nique,
AU  - Patton,Paula
AU  - Carey,Mariah
AU  - Shepherd,Sherri
AU  - Kravitz,Lenny
AU  - Sidibe,Gabourey
AU  - Mathis,Mark G.
AU  - Klotz,Joe
AU  - Grigorov,Mario
AU  - Berliner,Roshelle
AU  - Draghici,Marina
AU  - Sapphire,
ED  - Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm),
ED  - Smokewood Entertainment (Firm),
ED  - Lions Gate Films,
TI  - Precious (Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire)
SN  - 9786313478101
AV  - PN1997.2 .P73 2010
U1  - 791.43/72 22
PY  - 2010///]
CY  - Santa Monica, California
PB  - Lionsgate Films Inc., Push Pictures, LLC
KW  - Sapphire,
KW  - African American teenage mothers
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - New York
KW  - Drama
KW  - Overweight teenagers
KW  - Illiterate persons
KW  - Abused children
KW  - Rape victims
KW  - Incest
KW  - African American teenage girls
KW  - Adolescentes como madres de familia
KW  - Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado)
KW  - Nueva York
KW  - Teatro
KW  - bidex
KW  - fast
KW  - Kindesmisshandlung
KW  - gnd
KW  - Inzest
KW  - Closed-captioned
KW  - Feature films
KW  - Films for the hearing impaired
KW  - Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
KW  - Video recordings for the hearing impaired
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Child Abuse
KW  - Overweight
KW  - Adolescent
KW  - Harlem
KW  - United States
KW  - Film adaptations
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Fiction films
KW  - local
KW  - DVD- Video discs
KW  - gsafd
N1  - Based upon the book "Push", a novel by Sapphire; Originally released as a motion picture in 2009; Opening credits mirror its main character's illiteracy by misspelling the title, which is given as "Precious (Base on Nol by Saf)" with the correction "(Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire)" underneath; 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; theatrical trailer; Someday -- Principal's office -- Each one teach one -- Big day tomorrow -- First day -- Still hungry -- You coming? -- Meet and greet -- Single step -- All look the same -- Eat it up -- Home life -- For the social worker -- Talk to somebody -- Higher learning -- Nurse John -- Dear Precious -- Can I hold him? -- Ruined my life -- Just a teacher -- Making progress -- Visitor -- Your story -- On her own; For private home use only; Co-executive producer, Simone Sheffield ; co-producer, Mark G. Mathis ; editor, Joe Klotz ; music by Mario Grigorov ; music supervisor, Lynn Fainchtein ; production designer, Roshelle Berliner ; costume designer, Marina Draghici; Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey Sidibe, Stephanie Andujar, Chyna Layne, Amina Robinson, Xosha Roquemore, Angelic Zambrana, Aunt Dot, Nealla Gordon, Grace Hightower, Barret Isaiah Mindell, Kimberly Russell, Bill Sage, Susan Taylor; MPAA rating: R; for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language; Lone Star Library
N2  - 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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