The secret life of bees
(DVD)

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
024543556329

Notes

General Note
Film based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: widescreen presentation ; theatrical version ; director's extended cut ; 8 deleted scenes ; "Adaptation: bringing The Secret Life of Bees to the big screen" featurette ; "The women and men of The Secret Life of Bees" featurette ; "Inside the pink house with Sue Monk Kidd" featurette ; "Life on the set" featurette ; "The world premiere" featurette ; commentary with director/screenwriter Gina Prince-Bythewood, producer Lauren Shuler Donner & Joe Pichirallo, and actors Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifa ; commentary with director/screenwriter Gina Prince-Bythewood and film editor Terilyn Shropshire ; Dolby Digital ; scene selection.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Rogier Stoffers ; editor, Terilyn A. Shropshire ; music, Mark Isham ; production designer, Warren Alan Young ; costume designer, Sandra Hernandez.
Participants/Performers
Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo.
Description
Lily Owens is a young girl who lives on the peach farm that her abusive father owns. Rosaleen is a black woman hired by Lily's father to be a stand in mother for Lilly. Rosaleen insults some of the biggest racists in their town. Lily and Rosaleen run away to a town Lily believes that her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm. She finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13 : for thematic material and some violence.
System Details
DVD.
Language
In English and dubbed Spanish ; subtitled in English, French, and Spanish ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Prince-Bythewood, G., Lassiter, J., Leslie, E., Pichirallo, J., Smith, W., Queen Latifah., Fanning, D., Hudson, J., Keys, A., Okonedo, S., Kidd, S. M., & Shuler-Donner, L. (2008). The secret life of bees . 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gina Prince-Bythewood et al.. 2008. The Secret Life of Bees. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gina Prince-Bythewood et al.. The Secret Life of Bees 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Prince-Bythewood, Gina, et al. The Secret Life of Bees 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2008.

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