Title:
The secret life of bees
Author:
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.
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material and some violence.
General Note:
Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd.
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.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Geographic Term:
Publisher:
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
Publication Date:
2008
Publication Information:
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2008.
Call Number:
DVD SECRETL