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- The Sapphires [videorecording] / by Blair, Wayne.; Briggs, Tony.Sapphires.Videorecording.; Mailman, Deborah,1973-; Mauboy, Jessica.; O'Dowd, Chris,1980-; Thompson, Keith.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Goalpost Pictures.; Screen Australia.;
Music, Cezary Skubiszewski; cinematographer, Warwick Thornton.Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell, Tory Kittles, Eka Darville, Tanika Lonesborough, Nioka Brennan, Lynette Narkle, Kylie Belling, Tammy Anderson.Four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Sapphires (Musical group); Feature films.; Rock films.; Vietnam war, 1961-1975;
- © c2013., Distributed by Entertainment One,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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- Precious [videorecording (DVD)] : based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire / by Mo'Nique.; Sapphire,1950-Push.Videorecording.; Carey, Mariah.; Daniels, Lee.; Fletcher, Geoffrey.; Grigorov, Mario.; Kravitz, Lenny.; Magness, Gary.; Patton, Paula.; Perry, Tyler.; Shepherd, Sherri,1967-; Sidibe, Gabourey.; Siegel-Magness, Sarah.; Winfrey, Oprah.; Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm); Lionsgate (Firm); Maple Pictures.; Smokewood Entertainment Group (Firm);
Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, Joe Klotz ; music, Mario Grigorov.Mo'nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, Sherri Shepherd.In 1987, obese, illiterate, black 16-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional family. She has been raped and impregnated twice by her father, Carl. She suffers constant physical, mental and sexual abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary. After getting pregnant for the second time, Precious is suspended from her school. Her principal arranges to have her attend an alternative school where her new teacher, Ms. Rain, helps Precious learn to read and she responds to this glimmer of hope. Precious also meets Mrs. Weiss, a social worker, and discovers the abuse and incest that Precious has had to endure. Her father dies of AIDS and Precious learns that she is now HIV-positive.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 EX surround, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.- Subjects: Sapphire, 1950-; Abused children; African American teenage mothers; Feature films.; Illiterate persons; Incest; Overweight teenagers; Rape victims; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- © c2010., Lionsgate : Distributed by Maple Pictures,
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