Movies tv streaming games trailers dvd contact us advertise privacy policy terms of use. After precious is raped by her father, her mother, is angry not at. Aug 26, 2018 precious based on the novel push by sapphire p 02. Based on the novel push by sapphire clip can you help out with that. Based on the novel push by sapphire stars gabourey sidibe, monique, paula patton, lenny kravitz the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and. Precious is a grim yet ultimately triumphant film about abuse and innercity life, largely. Powerful, painful account of harlem teens hardluck life. With sheer audacity and utter authenticity, director lee daniels tackles push. Life isprecious set in harlem in 1987, claireece precious jones is a 16yearold african american girl born into a life no one would want. Precious jones gabourey gabby sidibe is a highschool girl with nothing working in her favor. Based on the novel push by sapphire 2009stream and watch online. Nol by saf with the correction based on the novel push by sapphire underneath. Movies based on books, dramas, social issue dramas, independent movies. Push, her novel, won the bookofthemonth club stephen crane award for first fiction, the black caucus of the american library associations first novelist award, and, in great britain, the mind book of the year award.
Winner of the grand jury prize at the 2009 sundance film festival, precious. Precious is a grim yet ultimately triumphant film about abuse and innercity life, largely bolstered by exceptional performances. In the final scene we witness precious striding out cheerfully and purposefully with her two children, her future uncertain but her dignity triumphant. Inside her lives a great hurt, and also her child, conceived in a rape. Precious, the girl, is being raised by a single mother and she faces a lot of challenges in her life. Jan 28, 2010 set in 1987, and based on the novel push by the harlem poet and author sapphire, it is about an obese, taciturn africanamerican teenager called precious, who has had two babies, the result of. Based on the novel push by sapphire, a film that won two academy awards and was directed by lee daniels. Oprah winfrey and tyler perry are executive producers of precious. But when daniels steps back and lets the story and the. Based on the novel push by sapphire seemingly trapped in a world of unspeakable horror, precious the movie is a lot like precious the lead character. Precious based on the novel push by sapphire p 02 part 12. Based on the novel push by sapphire, follows precious gabourey sidibe a pregnant, 16yearold, overweight teen in 1987 harlem whos longing for a way out of her gritty, anguished life. The film stars gabourey sidibe, monique, paula patton, and mariah carey. Based on the novel push by sapphire critics consensus.
In monique violent, sexually abusive mary in precious. Precious is extremely overweight and she is illiterate as well. Based on the novel push by sapphire movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Download precious movie free full movies downloads. Based on the novel push by sapphire movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Based on the novel push by sapphire an urban nightmare with a surfeit of soul, precious. Kyra sedgwick at an event for precious 2009 mamie gummer at an event for. Based on the novel push by sapphire an admittedly wordy and extraneous title follows a young girl, who, at 16, is undereducated, illiterate, obese, pregnant for the second time, and doesnt even know she has a chance for a worthwhile life after a lifetime of being told and shown that shes worthless by the people closest to her. Based on the novel push by sapphire synopsis pregnant and abused, a harlem teen gabourey gabby sidibe looks for a way to change her life.
Based on the novel push by sapphire, often shortened as precious, is a 2009 american drama film directed by lee daniels shadowboxer, monsters ball. Thirteen years after its release, it was made into precious. Based on the novel push by sapphire, or simply precious, is a 2009 american drama film, directed and coproduced by lee daniels. Based on the novel push by sapphire is a vibrant, honest and. Proficient with his second film, director lee daniels guides diva mariah carey into a. How push became precious the gritty realism of the film precious is even more intense in the novel push, upon which the film is based. She avoids looking at people, she hardly ever speaks, shes nearly illiterate. Nov 06, 2009 download precious based on the novel push by sapphire full m. She does see her, in fact, on one occasion, when her mother delivers yet more bad news. Push, her novel, won the bookof the month club stephen crane award for first fiction, the black caucus of the american library associations first novelist award, and, in great britain, the mind book of the year award. Original soundtrack to the 2009 motion picture precious. Living with her abusive mother played with effective malice by monique in 1987 harlem, clareece precious jones newcomer gabourey sadibe, making a very impressive debut has very.
As mary, the zaftig monique stalks the screen, lambasting and assaulting precious, her teenage daughter, who is hivpositive and pregnant with a second child by her own father. Precious plans to complete a ged test to receive a highschool diploma equivalency. Based on the novel push by sapphire is like a diamond clear, bright, but oh so hard. The movie is set in 1987, and i dont think there was a theater back then whose marquee could. Based on the novel push by sapphire could easily be construed as a horror movie from its truculent content. Financial analysis of precious based on the novel push by sapphire 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Though she loves math, she can barely read or write. Push is the 1996 debut novel of american author sapphire. Set in harlem in 1987, it is the story of claireece precious jones gabourey. This film marked the acting debut of sidibe, who portrays a young woman struggling against. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 177 pages and is available in paperback format.
Nov 09, 2009 194 videos play all precious 2009 full movie captured 2018 full movie mariah carey discusses acting in precious on the record duration. Based on the novel push by sapphire, or simply precious, is a 2009 american. Based on the novel push by sapphire 2009 starring gabourey sidibe and monique on dvd and bluray. Based on the novel push by sapphire movie divxhd full hd. Eventually precious meets up with her mother in the social workers office and, in a chilling scene, we discover the full extent of the abuse, causing the social worker to weep silently. Nov 20, 2009 absurdly, the films full title is precious. Claireece precious jones is an obese, illiterate 16yearold girl who lives in harlem with her abusive mother mary. Her mother, defeated by life, takes it out on her daughter. Download precious based on the novel push by sapphire full. Based on the novel push by sapphire is poised to become a major player during award season.
The main characters of this fiction, young adult story are claireece precious jones, blue rain. Pregnant by her own father for the second time, 16yearold claireece. Her novel push, won the bookofthemonth club stephen crane award for first fiction, the black caucus of the american library associations first novelist award, and in great britain, the mind book of the year award. The first edition of the novel was published in june 11th 1996, and was written by sapphire. This is a film that left me initially feeling profoundly. In new york citys harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction. The film was directed by lee daniels and stars monique, paula patton, mariah carey, sherri shepherd, lenny kravitz and gabourey sidibe. Based on the novel push by sapphire is set, when new york city was poorer than it is now, a black president was a laughable pipe. Push, her novel, won the book ofthemonth club stephen crane award for first fiction, the black caucus of the american library associations first novelist award, and, in great britain, the mind book of the year award. On the day of his birthday celebrated with martha, chloe and lois, clark receives an envelope from jonathan that martha found with two baseball tickets and a message addressed to clark. Gabourey sidibe, monique, paula patton, mariah carey, sherri shepherd. Those moments are what push precious in the tv movie of the week direction. Underneath all the overrated praise and oprah winfreyled publicity campaign, however, is a.
Based on the novel push by sapphire is a graphic, coming of age drama that tells the story of a sixteen year old girl growing up in harlem in the 1980s. Based on the novel push by sapphire movie divxhdfull hd. Her mother, brilliantly acted by monique, seems utterly incapable of recognising. Based on the novel by sapphire and creates an unforgettable film that sets a new standard for cinema of its kind. Download precious based on the novel push by sapphire full m. That was even more true in 1987, the year in which precious. Sapphire is the author of american dreams, a collection of poetry which was cited by publishers weekly as, one of the strongest debut collections of the nineties. With gabourey sidibe, monique, paula patton, mariah carey. Based on the novel push by sapphire 2009, which was helmed by shadowboxer director lee daniels. Fletcher, adapted from the 1996 novel push by sapphire. The films opening credits mirror its main characters illiteracy by misspelling the.
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