Precious based on the novel push by sapphire

Winner of the grand jury prize at the 2009 sundance film festival, precious. Based on the novel push by sapphire is concerned with lasting effects on individuals and especially, on communities. Based on the novel push by sapphire, youve been living in a media vacuum for the past six months. Precious based on the novel push by sapphire popmatters. The film stars gabourey sidibe, monique, paula patton, and mariah carey. 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. Based on the novel push by sapphire is an impeccably acted piece of trashan exploitation film that shamelessly strokes its audiences sense of righteous indignation. Push is based on a young woman the author encountered when she taught in a literacy program in harlem and the bronx. Based on the novel push by sapphire 2009 on netflix in bangladesh. Her mother, defeated by life, takes it out on her daughter. Based on the novel push by sapphire movie script by geoffrey fletcher on. Based on the novel push by sapphire is like a diamond clear, bright, but oh so hard. The gritty realism of the film precious is even more intense in the novel push, upon which the film is based. It was a tough, tough watch but i there is comedy sprinkled throughout to help balance the movie.

One for the stuff white people like canon, precious. After her dad abandons the family precious becomes the object of her mother frustrations. Based on the novel push by sapphire r, 1 hr 50 min drama. Though she loves math, she can barely read or write. Based on the novel push by sapphire is poised to become a major player during award season. Push, now known as the book that inspired last years muchrenowned hit film precious, is the firstperson account of the teenage life of claireece precious jones, a harlem teenager who as of writing this account has given birth to two children, a boy and a girl, both products of her rape at the hands of her biological father. Based on the novel push by sapphire is a hushed, damaged, morbidly obese 16yearold africanamerican girl from the lower depths of. Claireece precious jones is an obese, illiterate 16yearold girl who lives in harlem with her abusive mother mary. Precious based on the novel push by sapphire 2009 official. Precious is a grim yet ultimately triumphant film about abuse and innercity life, largely. Fletcher, adapted from the 1996 novel push by sapphire.

Based on the novel push by sapphire, often shortened as precious, is a 2009 american drama film directed by lee daniels. The film was directed by lee daniels and stars monique, paula patton, mariah carey, sherri shepherd, lenny kravitz and gabourey sidibe. She avoids looking at people, she hardly ever speaks, shes nearly illiterate. 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. Visciously abused by her parents, harlem teen precious has an unexpected chance at a different life when she enrolls in an alternative school. 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. Precious experiences abuse at hands by both of her parents mother and father. Original soundtrack to the 2009 motion picture precious. 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. Set in harlem in 1987, it is the story of claireece precious jones, a sixteenyearold africanamerican girl born into a life no one would want. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Based on the novel push by sapphire, is the embodiment of everythingi mean. Monique in precious 2009 lynn whitfield at an event for precious 2009 lenny kravitz and gabourey sidibe in precious 2009. Precious lives in harlem in 1987, but her trauma is hardly past.

Based on the novel push by sapphire, an obese black girl growing up in 80s harlem is beaten and verbally abused by her selfish mother. An urban nightmare with a surfeit of soul, precious. Based on the novel push by sapphire, a film that won two academy awards and was directed by lee daniels. 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. Based on the novel push by sapphire is one of the most celebrated films of the year and one of the few to address vitally important social issues across a wide variety of audiences. After precious is raped by her father, her mother, is angry not at. 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. Underneath all the overrated praise and oprah winfreyled. 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. Based on the novel push by sapphire r lionsgate 109 min. 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 2009 starring gabourey sidibe and monique on dvd and bluray. Inside her lives a great hurt, and also her child, conceived in a rape. Based on the novel push by sapphire, often shortened as precious, is a 2009 american drama film directed by lee daniels shadowboxer, monsters ball.

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 obese black girl growing up in 80s harlem is beaten and verbally abused. 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 future for young people like precious seems so unremittingly bleak, the social inequities so entrenched, the cruelty that parents can inflict on their children so damaging and bewildering, that one is overwhelmed by the sheer hopelessness and awfulness of it all. The heroine and narrator of the novel push by sapphire born ramona lofton, now a muchhyped film called precious. 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. Maybe you cant believe what youre seeing, even though deep inside you know perfectly well that this type of things. Based on the novel push by sapphire in the film precious. Based on the novel push by sapphire precious is one of those movies that keep you glued to the screen. Based on the novel push by sapphire critics consensus precious is a grim yet ultimately triumphant film about abuse and innercity life, largely bolstered by exceptional performances. And hollywood and american audiences generally go nuts for films that depict the gracious teacher or. She had a child for her father at the age of 12, the baby was a girl and named her montage.

Gabourey sidibe, monique, paula patton, mariah carey, sherri shepherd. Precious is a 2009 american drama film, directed and coproduced by lee daniels. In precious, one of the years best movies, a teacher challenges her students to use the word relentless in a sentence. Based on the novel push by sapphire is a vibrant, honest and resoundingly hopeful film about the human capacity to grow and overcome.