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The Resource The secret life of bees, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; written for the screen and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood ; produced by Lauren Shuler Donner [and others] ; an Overbrook Entertainment/Donners' Company production, a Gina Prince-Bythewood film

The secret life of bees, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; written for the screen and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood ; produced by Lauren Shuler Donner [and others] ; an Overbrook Entertainment/Donners' Company production, a Gina Prince-Bythewood film

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Summary
To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father T-Ray, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Theatrical ver. and director's extended cut.
Extent
1 videodisc (110 min.)
Note
  • Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008
Contents
  • 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
Isbn
9786312696049
Instance
Label
The secret life of bees
Title
The secret life of bees
Statement of responsibility
Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; written for the screen and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood ; produced by Lauren Shuler Donner [and others] ; an Overbrook Entertainment/Donners' Company production, a Gina Prince-Bythewood film
Creator
Contributor
Actor
Screenwriter
Director
Producer
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father T-Ray, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping
Cataloging source
BKX
Characteristic
videorecording
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Secret life of bees (Motion picture)
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
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material and some violence
Language note
English or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Queen Latifah (August Boatwright); Dakota Fanning (Lily Owens); Jennifer Hudson (Rosaleen); Alicia Keys (June Boatwright); Sophie Okonedo (May Boatwright); Nate Parker; Paul Bettany (T. Ray Owens), Tristan Wilds, Hilarie Burton
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1970-
  • 1994-
  • 1981-
  • 1979-
  • 1971-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Wilds, Tristan
  • Burton, Hilarie
  • Stoffers, Rogier
  • Young, Warren Alan
  • Shropshire, Terilyn A
  • Hernandez, Sandra
  • Isham, Mark
  • Shuler-Donner, Lauren
  • Prince-Bythewood, Gina
  • Queen Latifah
  • Fanning, Dakota
  • Hudson, Jennifer
  • Keys, Alicia
  • Okonedo, Sophie
  • Parker, Nate
  • Bettany, Paul
  • Kidd, Sue Monk
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • Overbrook Entertainment (Firm)
  • Donners' Company (Firm)
  • Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Runtime
110
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  • Kidd, Sue Monk
  • Abused teenagers
  • Beekeepers
  • United States
  • African American sisters
  • French language materials
  • Niños maltratados
  • Abejas
  • Kidd, Sue Monk
  • Abused teenagers
  • African American sisters
  • Beekeepers
  • Race relations
  • Southern States
  • United States
  • Abused teenagers
  • Beekeepers
  • United States
  • Abused teenagers
  • Beekeepers
  • United States
Target audience
adolescent
Technique
live action
Label
The secret life of bees, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; written for the screen and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood ; produced by Lauren Shuler Donner [and others] ; an Overbrook Entertainment/Donners' Company production, a Gina Prince-Bythewood film
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Control code
300105781
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Theatrical ver. and director's extended cut.
Extent
1 videodisc (110 min.)
Isbn
9786312696049
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 024543556329
  • 024543556350
  • 024543022565
  • 024543556343
  • 0024543556329
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 22556320
  • 22556321
  • 2302256
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)300105781
System details
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround ; dual layer disc
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The secret life of bees, Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; written for the screen and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood ; produced by Lauren Shuler Donner [and others] ; an Overbrook Entertainment/Donners' Company production, a Gina Prince-Bythewood film
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Control code
300105781
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Theatrical ver. and director's extended cut.
Extent
1 videodisc (110 min.)
Isbn
9786312696049
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 024543556329
  • 024543556350
  • 024543022565
  • 024543556343
  • 0024543556329
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 22556320
  • 22556321
  • 2302256
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)300105781
System details
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround ; dual layer disc
Video recording format
DVD

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