DVD

The secret life of bees / Fox Searchlight Pictures presents an Overbrook Entertainment and Donners' Company production ; produced by James Lassiter [and others] ; screenplay by Gina Prince-Bythewood ; directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.

Fox Searchlight Pictures. (Author). Lassiter, James. (Added Author). Prince-Bythewood, Gina. (Screenwriter, Director). Isham, Mark. (Composer). Queen Latifah, 1970- (Actor). Fanning, Dakota, 1994- (Actor). Hudson, Jennifer, 1981- (Actor). Keys, Alicia. (Actor). Okonedo, Sophie. (Actor). Kidd, Sue Monk. Secret life of bees. (Added Author). Fox Searchlight Pictures. (Added Author). Overbrook Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Donners' Company (Firm) (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo. (Cast).

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 Lilly. Rosaleen insults some of the biggest racists in their town. Lily and Rosaleen run away to a town Lily believes that her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm. She finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.

Home use only.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. 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.
Formatted Contents 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 Note:	Director of photography, Rogier Stoffers ; editor, Terilyn A. Shropshire ; music, Mark Isham.
Participant or Performer Note:	Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo.
Target Audience Note:	Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Language Note:	Soundtrack in English or Spanish; optional subtitles in English, Spanish, or French. Closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.