The secret life of bees
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Subjects

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Abused teenagers -- Southern States -- Drama.
African American sisters -- Southern States -- Drama.
Beekeepers -- Southern States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Films for hard of hearing people
United States -- Race relations -- Drama.

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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2008.
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
024543556329

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
General Note
Special features: 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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Rogier Stoffers ; production designer, Warren Alan Young ; edited by Terilyn A. Shropshire ; costume designer, Sandra Hernandez ; music by Mark Isham.
Participants/Performers
Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Nate Parker, Paul Bettany.
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 Lily. When Rosaleen and Lily walk into town they are approached by some white men. Rosaleen insults these racists by standing up for her rights. The angry men give her a beating and she ends up in the hospital. Lily's father rescues Lily but not Rosaleen so Lily talks Rosaleen into running away. They end up in a town that Lily believes her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm, and there Lily finds solace in the mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material and some violence.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital surround, dual layer, NTSC.
Language
English or dubbed Spanish dialogue; English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Shuler-Donner, L., Prince-Bythewood, G., Latifah, Q., Fanning, D., Hudson, J., Keys, A., Okonedo, S., Parker, N., Bettany, P., & Kidd, S. M. (2008). The secret life of bees . 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

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

Lauren. Shuler-Donner et al.. 2008. The Secret Life of Bees. Beverly Hills, Calif.: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

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

Lauren. Shuler-Donner et al.. The Secret Life of Bees Beverly Hills, Calif.: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2008.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Shuler-Donner, L., Prince-Bythewood, G., Latifah, Q., Fanning, D., Hudson, J., Keys, A. and Okonedo, S. et al (2008). The secret life of bees. Beverly Hills, Calif.: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Shuler-Donner, Lauren., et al. The Secret Life of Bees 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2008.

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