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- Title
Monstrous Mother, Incestuous Father, and Terrorized Teen: Reading Precious as a Horror Film.
- Authors
REGESTER, CHARLENE
- Abstract
The article offers film criticism of the motion picture "Precious," directed by Lee Daniels, based on the novel "Push," by Sapphire, characterizing the film as a horror film. Topics include the depiction of the character Mary (played by the actress Mo'Nique) as a bad mother, parallels to the horror films "Psycho" and "Carrie," and the portrayal of incestuous rape by the father character Carl in the film. Other topics include abjection, illiteracy, and sexual deviance.
- Subjects
PRECIOUS: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (Film); DANIELS, Lee, 1959-; HORROR films; MOTHERS in motion pictures; CHILD sexual abuse in motion pictures; FATHERS in motion pictures; ABJECTION in motion pictures; INCEST in motion pictures
- Publication
Journal of Film & Video, 2015, Vol 67, Issue 1, p30
- ISSN
0742-4671
- Publication type
Film/Television Criticism
- DOI
10.5406/jfilmvideo.67.1.0030