Quietly, we could draw an analogy between the Precious suffered protagonist and troubled young Rosetta. But, see, clarify something, to avoid suspicion and controversy: it is not to compare the films of Lee Daniels -black with two films under his belt, and second in their race to compete for an Oscar for Best Director, and Dardenne brothers twice-winners of the Palme d'Or at Cannes .- No established here the strengths and weaknesses of auteur cinema that can practice Dardenne, or narrative patchwork that Daniels submitted to us.
is simply to approach the issue in a more original, as anyone who has seen both films, knows that the roles of Gabourey Sidibe (justly nominated for an Oscar) and Emilie Dequenne (winner for Best Actress at Cannes '99) are victims of a vicious social and family circle.
Following the line drawn, why Precious is considered by some as "visual pornography" and Rosetta is a "masterpiece"? Surely, because Precious has a level of explicitness and the Dardenne morbo always avoided. However, both achieve their objectives: at some point, its characters, or the circumstances, they explode. Precious
is the dialect, the grimaces and certain clichés of the films led by black actors in marginalized characters. From Do the right thing to Hustle & Flow , through Boy'z N the Hood or Sugar, but with the difference that here they hold the reins, for better and for worse, are women . Mo'nique power is overwhelming. From freezing to sound looks insults, shows the presence and essence of a mother to fear, and get Faye Dunaway playing Joan Crawford in dear Mother looks like a serene woman. Gabourey Sidibe, as the daughter suffering and humiliation, has the difficult task of dealing to the bitterness of their context, and this girl knows how to exploit all possible nuances, body and soul. Daniels
, if there are doubts, not measured. Going to extremes, and without any qualms whatsoever makes use of restraint. Before him, his screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher precedes it. And first on the podium, Sapphire, poet debutant Push novel, the book that inspired the director to record the worst miseries.
Knowing what we know, understanding and being aware of what the film is, and what is the record chosen, is in the viewers judge Daniels. If Danny Boyle
generated an endless war of polemics the much more discreet Slumdog Millionaire, Precious surely be best remembered for the noise it has generated.
As said: the film is well acted and directed, and even writing, with its licensing and elections. But, unlike Boyle's film, there are Precious a film much more susceptible to hatred and rejection, the controversy and fervor, and all that remains opaque over time, or not. And Precious not be remembered as a momentous film.
is simply to approach the issue in a more original, as anyone who has seen both films, knows that the roles of Gabourey Sidibe (justly nominated for an Oscar) and Emilie Dequenne (winner for Best Actress at Cannes '99) are victims of a vicious social and family circle.
Following the line drawn, why Precious is considered by some as "visual pornography" and Rosetta is a "masterpiece"? Surely, because Precious has a level of explicitness and the Dardenne morbo always avoided. However, both achieve their objectives: at some point, its characters, or the circumstances, they explode. Precious
is the dialect, the grimaces and certain clichés of the films led by black actors in marginalized characters. From Do the right thing to Hustle & Flow , through Boy'z N the Hood or Sugar, but with the difference that here they hold the reins, for better and for worse, are women . Mo'nique power is overwhelming. From freezing to sound looks insults, shows the presence and essence of a mother to fear, and get Faye Dunaway playing Joan Crawford in dear Mother looks like a serene woman. Gabourey Sidibe, as the daughter suffering and humiliation, has the difficult task of dealing to the bitterness of their context, and this girl knows how to exploit all possible nuances, body and soul. Daniels
, if there are doubts, not measured. Going to extremes, and without any qualms whatsoever makes use of restraint. Before him, his screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher precedes it. And first on the podium, Sapphire, poet debutant Push novel, the book that inspired the director to record the worst miseries.
Knowing what we know, understanding and being aware of what the film is, and what is the record chosen, is in the viewers judge Daniels. If Danny Boyle
generated an endless war of polemics the much more discreet Slumdog Millionaire, Precious surely be best remembered for the noise it has generated.
As said: the film is well acted and directed, and even writing, with its licensing and elections. But, unlike Boyle's film, there are Precious a film much more susceptible to hatred and rejection, the controversy and fervor, and all that remains opaque over time, or not. And Precious not be remembered as a momentous film.
