Precious (2009)
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 she can re-route her life in a better direction.
Articles on Precious
| Wesley Morris, It's a wonderful life, in: Filmcomment, nr. 6 (november/december), 2009 pp. 32-37 |
| Damon Wise, A life less ordinary, in: Empire, nr. 247 (January), 2010 pp. 112-114 |
| Isabel Stevens, The value of 'Precious', in: Sight & Sound, nr. 2 (February), 2010 pp. 11 |
| Franz Everschor, Ikone oder Horror-Show?, Mutmasslicher "Oscar"-Anwärter scheidet die Geister, in: Filmdienst, nr. 26, 2009 pp. 48-49 |
Reviews
| Angie Errigo, Precious, Mariah Carey's in it. Come back! Come back!, in: Empire, nr. 248 (February), 2010 pp. 59 |
| Lisa Mullen, Precious, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 2 (February), 2010 pp. 72 |
| Phil de Semlyen, Precious, in: Empire, nr. 253 (July), 2010 pp. 164 (DVD review) |
| Ralph Umard, Precious - Das Leben ist kostbar, in: epd Film, nr. 3, 2010 pp. 34 |
| Franz Everschor, Precious - Das Leben ist kostbar, in: Filmdienst, nr. 6 (18. März), 2010 pp. 53 |