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The Sapphires is a 2012 Australian musical comedy-drama film based on the 2004 stage play The Sapphires by Tony Briggs, which is loosely based on a real-life 1960s girl group that included Briggs' mother and aunt. [4] The film is directed by Wayne Blair and written by Keith Thompson and Briggs.
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, [2] or simply Precious, is a 2009 American drama film, directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels. Its script was written by Geoffrey S. Fletcher , adapted from the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire .
Sapphire is a 1959 British crime drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, and Paul Massie. [3] A progressive film for its time, [4] it focuses on racism in London toward immigrants from the West Indies, and explores the "underlying insecurities and fears of ordinary people" about those of another race.
Push is the debut novel of American author Sapphire. Thirteen years after its release in 1996, [ 1 ] the novel was made into the 2009 film Precious , which won numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards .
The novel brought Sapphire praise and much controversy for its graphic account of a young woman growing up in a cycle of incest and abuse. A film based on her novel premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. It was renamed Precious to avoid confusion with the 2009 action film Push. [7]
Pages in category "Films based on works by Michael Morpurgo" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Three Dollars (2005) – based on the novel by Elliot Perlman; starring David Wenham and Frances O'Connor; Monster-in-Law (2005) Little Fish (2005) – Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and Noni Hazlehurst all won AFI awards for this film set in Sydney; Opal Dream (2006) – Vince Colosimo, Jacqueline McKenzie, Christian Byers, Sapphire Boyce
Based on the novel of the same name. Warner Bros. 83% [2] 1983 Cujo: Lewis Teague: Based on the novel of the same name. 59% [3] The Dead Zone: David Cronenberg: Based on the novel of the same name. Paramount Pictures: 89% [4] Christine: John Carpenter: Based on the novel of the same name. Columbia Pictures: 72% [5] 1984 Children of the Corn ...