Precious
The recurrent cycle Noir.e.s à la caméra allows us to discover works directed or produced by African or Afrodescendant filmmakers throughout the history of cinema.
In New York City's 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.
Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His first producer credit was Monster's Ball, with which he became the first African-American film producer to solely produce an Oscar-winning film, when Halle Berry won Best Actress. After his directorial debut Shadowboxer (2005) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, Daniels directed Precious (2009), based on the novel Push. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including two nominations for Daniels (Best Director and Best Picture). (Wikipedia)
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Trois bonnes raisons de découvrir La véritable Precious Jones
Claireece Precious Jones a 16 ans et vit à Harlem. Elle est obèse, analphabète et enceinte d’un deuxième enfant d’un père incestueux… Sur papier, un tel résumé a évidemment de quoi faire peur, mais à l’écran, sous la caméra de Lee Daniels, il se détaille en une histoire certes peu avare de déploiements tire-larmes et d’effets de style, mais dont l’énergie et l’imagination n’ont rien de factice...
Precious (Lee Daniels) | Courtesy Les films Equinoxe
