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Precious
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film sorti en 2009
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*Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire* is a 2009 American drama film directed by Lee Daniels. The screenplay was written by Geoffrey S. Fletcher, based on the novel *Push* by Sapphire. The cast includes Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, and Mariah Carey. Production was handled by Harpo Productions, with Lee Daniels, Oprah Winfrey, and Tyler Perry serving as producers. The film was distributed by Starz Entertainment and Netflix.
Set in New York City, the movie explores themes of incest and dysfunctional families. It has a runtime of 110 minutes and was filmed in English. Andrew Dunn served as director of photography, while Joe Klotz was the film editor. The production had a budget of $10,000,000 and generated revenue of $47,536,959.
The film received nominations for the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress, and Best Director. It won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
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Film · TMDB
7.3In Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father, and at home she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret – she can't read.
Cast
- Gabourey Sidibe as Precious
- Mo'Nique as Mary
- Paula Patton as Ms. Rain
- Mariah Carey as Ms. Weiss
- Sherri Shepherd as Cornrows
- Lenny Kravitz as Nurse John
Themes
- rape
- aids
- illiteracy
- unwillingly pregnant
- balloon
- school
- crying
- motorcycle
- cynical
- harlem, new york city
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Lee Daniels
- Screenplay by
- Geoffrey S. Fletcher
- Based on
- Push , by Sapphire
- Produced by
- Lee Daniels Gary Magness Sarah Siegel-Magness
- Starring
- Gabourey Sidibe , Mo'Nique , Paula Patton , Mariah Carey , Sherri Shepherd , Lenny Kravitz
- Cinematography
- Andrew Dunn
- Edited by
- Joe Klotz
- Music by
- Mario Grigorov
- Production companies
- Lee Daniels Entertainment , Smokewood Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Lionsgate
- Release dates
- January 15, 2009 ( 2009-01-15 ) ( Sundance ) November 6, 2009 ( 2009-11-06 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 110 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $10 million
- Box office
- $63.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Push
- Main subject
- dysfunctional family
- Director
- Lee Daniels
- Screenwriter
- Geoffrey S. Fletcher
- Cast member
- Bill Sage
- Producer
- Tyler Perry
- Cinematographer
- Andrew Dunn
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 362411
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.weareallprecious.com
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- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- title
- Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
- distributed by
- Starz Entertainment
- film editor
- Joe Klotz
- after a work by
- Sapphire
- executive producer
- Tyler Perry
- set in period
- 1980s
- review score
- 78/100
- publication date
- 2010-03-25
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Article · Français
Precious ou La Véritable Precious Jones au Québec (Precious ou Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire) est un film dramatique américain réalisé et produit par Lee Daniels sur le scénario de Geoffrey S. Fletcher d'après le roman écrit par Sapphire (Ramona Lofton), mettant en scène Gabourey Sidibe dans le rôle-titre, Mo'Nique endossant la mère violente de cette dernière, Paula Patton en institutrice, Mariah Carey en assistante sociale et Lenny Kravitz en infirmier. Distribué par Lionsgate aux États-Unis et au Canada le 20 novembre 2009, ce film est sorti le 3 mars 2010 en France et en Belgique. Le film est présenté au Festival de Cannes dans la catégorie Un certain regard, le 15 mai 2009.
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