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The secret life of bees

Summary: 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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: videodisc
    1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
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.
Restrictions on Access Note:
LICENSED FOR HOME USE ONLY
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Rogier Stoffers ; production designer, Warren Alan Young ; edited by Terilyn A. Shropshire ; costume designer, Sandra Hernandez ; music by Mark Isham.
Participant or Performer Note: Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Nate Parker, Paul Bettany.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material and some violence.
PARENTAL GUIDANCE - MATURE THEME Manitoba Film Classification Board
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital surround, dual layer, NTSC.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only
Language Note:
English or dubbed Spanish dialogue; English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subject: Abused teenagers -- Southern States -- Drama
Beekeepers -- Southern States -- Drama
United States -- Race relations -- Drama
African American sisters -- Southern States -- Drama
Niños maltratados -- Estados del Sur (Estados Unidos) -- Teatro
Abejas -- Estados del Sur (Estados Unidos) -- Teatro
Abused teenagers -- Southern States -- Drama
Beekeepers -- Southern States -- Drama
United States -- Race relations -- Drama
Genre: Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Adventure > Feature.
Action and adventure films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Adventure television programs.
Topic Heading: Juvenile DVD.

Available copies

  • 14 of 14 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Sechelt/Gibsons. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sechelt Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Sechelt Public Library DVD Movie SECR (Text) 33260000489311 DVD Volume hold Available -

  • Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
    The preternaturally gifted Dakota Fanning continues to deliver impressive performances, registering strongly as a traumatized teen who lives with three African-American sisters in this schmaltzy but earnest drama based on the bestselling novel by Sue Monk Kidd. Fanning plays 14-year-old Lily, a North Carolina girl who accidentally shot and killed her mom a decade earlier. Never forgiven by her abusive father (Paul Bettany), Lily eventually escapes with her mistreated housekeeper Rosaleen (Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson), and the pair seek refuge at a bee farm owned by siblings August (Queen Latifah), June (Alicia Keys), and May (Sophie Okonedo). Here, Lily learns the honey business and discovers the challenges faced by blacks in the pre-Civil Rights Act South, circa 1964. It's clear that director Gina Prince-Bythewood gave her actors maximum latitude in developing the three sisters: Latifah seems comfortable as the wise eldest August, Okonedo brings pathos to her characterization of slow-witted May, and Keys stands out as strong-willed civil-rights activist June (the one sister immune to Lily's elfin charm). Melodrama rears its head several times during The Secret Life of Bees, but since Prince-Bythewood maintains the focus on the interaction between the women, the exaggerated situations don't exact too heavy a toll on this generally pleasing film. A strong optional purchase. (E. Hulse) Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2009.
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