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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Precious

United States

2009

109 Min
Color
2.35:1
English
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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DIR Lee Daniels

EXEC Lisa Cortes, Tom Heller, Simone Sheffield

PROD Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Mark G. Mathis, Sarah Siegel-Magness

SCR Damien Paul, Sapphire

DP Andrew Dunn

CAST Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Angelic Zambrana, Bridget Moloney, Daniela Lavender, Chyna Layne, Xosha Roquemore

ED Joe Klotz

PROD DES Roshelle Berliner

MUSIC Mario Grigorov

Cannes (Un Certain Regard), Toronto (Gala Presentation): People's Choice Award, London (Film on the Square), New York (Centerpiece), AFI FEST, !F Istanbul (Hit Films), Transilvania (Unirii Square Screenings), Abu Dhabi (World Cinema Showcase), Sundance (Dramatic Competition): Grand Jury Prize, Special Jury Prize, Audience Award, Libertas

Synopsis

When Precious, who is sixteen, learns to read and write at an Alternative School, she discovers a new world. A world where she can at last express herself in a way she never could before. A world where each girl can become beautiful, strong, independent. Just like Precious… —Cannes Film Festival

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AdamantCocoon

5Feb12

What everyone said: potent acting (even a Mariah Carey nails it), but such baggy, meretricious direction.

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Westley

19Jan12

Some of the emotional scenes and dialog in this movie felt really melodramatic and overwritten; as if they were designed specifically to get the actors to emote (cry) as much as possible so that they could win acting awards. I'm all for emotional scenes in movies, but only if they feel real and organic. Many of the emotional scenes and monologues in this movie were so phony I was rolling my eyes.

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Michael Harbour

16Jan12

Amazing performances all around (and from some unexpected sources) in the service of a grim tale buoyed with just a bit of hope. See it for the story. See it for the performances. See it to have your heart ripped open.

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FilmFan

16Jan12

I was left with more motion sickness than after Cloverfield, thanks Cam Op.

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Spirit Awards, Cineaste, Film Comment

By David Hudson on March 6, 2010

It's a stretch, and probably pointless, but maybe we can draw a few connections from the 25th Spirit Awards to the new issues of Cineaste

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Lists and Awards #5. Critics Circles and More

By David Hudson on December 14, 2009

The fourth roundup of year-end and decade-end lists and awards was updated through Sunday morning (previously: 1, 2, 3). Now, a new week

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Lists and Awards: Gothams, IDA, Spirits

By David Hudson on December 1, 2009

This year's double-round of list-making - best of the year, best of the decade - is already well underway (see "Let the Wild Listings Start

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The Auteurs Daily: Robert Ryan + In Theaters, Fests and Events

By David Hudson on November 6, 2009

It's a pretty interesting week for theatrical releases, and we'll get to those in a moment, but it's an outstanding week for Robert Ryan

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Topics/Questions/Exercises Of The Week—6 November 2009

By Glenn Kenny on November 6, 2009

  The Hitman As Existential Hero: A Film Noir Invention?: Why is it that even the most unpretentious, not to say dumb, film noir is so

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The Auteurs Daily: NYFF. Precious

By David Hudson on October 5, 2009

"As in Monster's Ball, which he produced, and his first feature, the equally odious Shadowboxer, [Lee] Daniels emphasizes only the worst

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The Auteurs Daily: NYFF Lineup Roundup

By David Hudson on August 12, 2009

"Dear everyone with blase reactions to the NYFF lineup in the indieWIRE piece," C Mason Wells tweeted yesterday: "it must be hard leading

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PRECIOUS Review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Coming to UK screens with pre-release buzz to match its star’s hefty frame, a Golden Globe win for Mo’Nique and a BAFTA best picture nomination, Precious is an outsider in an awards season filled with
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Down and Out in Harlem

By milkand​honey on August 2, 2010

Precious tells the story of Clareece ‘Precious’ Jones, a teenager living in 1980s Harlem. Black, obese, living off welfare and repeatedly abused by her parents (sexually by her father, by…  read review

A Photoshop Art File With Multiple Layers and No End in Sight

By acarril​lojr on March 22, 2010

Another average, urban-stigma-heavy feature. It was well executed, visually. However, my problems stemmed at the base of its story. You name it, this film has it. Teenage peer pressure, rape, physical…  read review

It's not as Precious of your time wasted

By Yuki Aditya on March 14, 2010

Precious is as obvious and clear as the complexion of Mongol and her mother. When the ending credit rolled I kind of thanked God and cursed myself for the involvement of Tyler Perry. Thanking because…  read review

Traversée des ténèbres

By hubertg​uillaud on March 9, 2010

Dans cette impressionnante traversée des ténèbres raciale et sociale, Lee Daniels nous présente une Amérique humiliée que l’on avait oublié. Si la réalisation manque un peu d’audace, il reste la force…  read review

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Anyone else see Precious yet?

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Nominated for Best Picture Drama.

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