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Precious: Based On the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire ... Precious: Based On the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire Related Cast & Crew Gabourey Sidibe ...
Those moments are what push Precious in the TV movie of the week direction. But when Daniels steps back and lets the story and the performances speak for themselves, this is powerful stuff.
Parents Need to Know. Parents need to know that this powerful indie drama based on the novel Push by Sapphire is a harsh, raw depiction of a Harlem teen's brutal life that may be too intense for many viewers, even older teens.
Jan 26, 2010 · Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire. 4 out of 5 stars. Tuesday ... Director Lee Daniels and writer Geoffrey Fletcher’s adaptation of Sapphire’s novel ‘Push’ oozes empathy from ...
Jun 11, 1996 · Sapphire the Author. Sapphire is the author of Push, American Dreams, The Kid, and Black Wings & Blind Angels. Push: A novel, won the Book-of-the-Month Club’s Stephen Crane award for First Fiction, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association’s First Novelist Award, and in Great Britain, the Mind Book of the Year Award. Named by the
Daniels explores the themes of sexual abuse, incest, domestic violence, and dysfunctional families found in Sapphire’s novel, Push, adapted for the screen by Geoffrey Fletcher. Precious might be regarded by some as a modern day “street” variation of Cinderella, but believe me, our heroine’s story is no fairytale.
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, often shortened to Precious, was nominated for six Academy Awards and took home two. The film, directed by Lee Daniels, is an adaptation by Geoffrey Fletcher of the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire, and stars Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, and Mariah Carey. The film marked Sidibe's acting debut, and earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination ...
