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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information       Subjects     Teenage mothers, Black -- Drama.     Teenagers, Black -- Drama.     Overweight teenagers -- Drama.     Teenage pregnancy -- Drama.     Illiterate persons -- Drama.     Sexually abused girls -- Drama.     Child abuse -- Drama.     Rape victims -- Drama.     At-risk youth -- Drama.     Incest -- Drama.     American literature -- Black authors -- Film adaptations.     Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.     Browse Catalog       by title:      Precious [videorecor...       by call number:      DVD PRE     Search the Web     Teenage mothers, Black -- Drama.     Teenagers, Black -- Drama.     Overweight teenagers -- Drama.     Teenage pregnancy -- Drama.     Illiterate persons -- Drama.     Sexually abused girls -- Drama.     Child abuse -- Drama.     Rape victims -- Drama.     At-risk youth -- Drama.     Incest -- Drama.     American literature -- Black authors -- Film adaptations.     Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.       MARC Display

Precious [videorecording (DVD)]. Lionsgate ; distributed in Canada by Maple Pictures, c2010. Call #: DVD PRE Subjects Teenage mothers, Black -- Drama.   Teenagers, Black -- Drama.   Overweight teenagers -- Drama.   Teenage pregnancy -- Drama.   Illiterate persons -- Drama.   Sexually abused girls -- Drama.   Child abuse -- Drama.   Rape victims -- Drama.   At-risk youth -- Drama.   Incest -- Drama.   American literature -- Black authors -- Film adaptations.   Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama. Alternate title:  Precious [videorecording (DVD)] : based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire Format:  [videorecording (DVD)]. Description:  1 videodisc (109 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. Notes:  Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire. Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. Special features include: 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. 16x9 widescreen 1.85:1 DVD screen format. Bilingual packaging (English/French). Home use only. Includes English & French language tracks with optional English subtitles. Closed-captioned. Production:  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. Performers:  Mo'nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe and Sherri Shepherd. Summary:  "Precious Jones, an inner-city high school girl, is illiterate, overweight, and pregnant...again. Naïve and abused, Precious responds to a glimmer of hope when a door is opened by an alternative-school teacher. She is faced with the choice to follow opportunity and test her own boundaries. Prepare for shock, revelation and celebration."--Container. Awards:  Academy Awards: Oscars for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Mo'Nique) and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Geoffrey Fletcher), 2009. Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Mo'Nique, 2009. Genre:  Melodrama and tearjerker films. Films for the hearing impaired. DVDs. Other authors:  Sapphire, 1950- Push. Winfrey, Oprah. Perry, Tyler. Daniels, Lee, 1959- Mo'Nique. Patton, Paula. Carey, Mariah. Kravitz, Lenny. Sidibe, Gabourey. Shepherd, Sherri, 1967- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Feature DVDs DVD PRE Adult Dvds-7 Days-Adult Accompaniment Checked in Add Copy to MyList Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Feature DVDs DVD PRE Adult Dvds-7 Days-Adult Accompaniment Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sheet Harbour Public Library Adult Feature DVDs DVD PRE Adult Dvds-7 Days-Adult Accompaniment Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Feature DVDs DVD PRE Adult Dvds-7 Days-Adult Accompaniment Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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