The secret life of bees [videorecording]
2009
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Drama set in 1964 South Carolina, based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd. Dakota Fanning stars as Lily Owens, the fourteen-year-old daughter of a fruit farm owner who is violent and abusive towards her. Her mother died in a horrific accident when Lily was a toddler, and she is cared for by her black nanny, Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson). When Rosaleen ends up in jail after getting in trouble with a group of racist men in their local town, Lily frees her and the pair run away together, ending up at a honey farm owned by the Boatwright sisters, August (Queen Latifah), June (Alicia Keys) and May (Sophie Okonedo). Lily is taken on by the sisters as a beekeeping apprentice, and eventually discovers that her new 'family' has deep and unexpected connections with her late mother.
Main title:
The secret life of bees [videorecording] / producer, James Lassiter; producer, Ewan Leslie; producer, Joe Pichirallo; producer, Lauren Shuler Donner; producer, Will Smith.
Author:
Prince-Bythewood, Gina, directorIsham, Mark, composer (expression)Fanning, Dakota, 1994-, actorQueen Latifah, 1970-, actorHudson, Jennifer, actorKidd, Sue Monk, book author
Imprint:
[United Kingdom] : 20th Century Studios, 2009.
Collation:
1 DVD (110 min.) : colour.
Notes:
Region 2, 1 disc(s), Disc format DVD 9 dual layer, Interactive menus, Scene access, Ratio (1:2.35 CinemaScope), Enhanced for WideScreen TV, Languages (English, Italian, German), Sound (Dolby Digital 5.1), Subtitles (Danish, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish), Subtitles for hard of hearing (English), Bonus footage, Deleted scenes, Commentary (Gina Prince-Blythewood (Director/Writer), Lauren Shuler Donner (Producer), Joe Pichirallo (Producer), Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifah. Gina Prince-Blythewood (Director/Writer) and Terilyn Shropshire (Editor)), Other documentaries ('Bringing The Secret Life of Bees to the Big Screen', 'The Women and Men of The Secret Life of Bees', 'Inside the Pink House With Sue Monk Kidd', 'Life On the Set'), World Premiere.Made in 2008.Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd.DVDN.In English, Italian, German; Closed captioning in Danish, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish.
Credits:
Credits: director, Gina Prince-Bythewood; writer, Gina Prince-Bythewood; music, Mark Isham.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Bettany, Hilarie Burton, Tristan Wilds, Nate Parker, Shondrella Avery, Renee Clark.
Audience:
BBFC code: 12.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
777887
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