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 Eliza Naumann (Flora Cross) has no reason to believe she is anything but ordinary. Her father Saul (Richard Gere), a beloved university professor, dotes on her talented elder brother Aaron (Max Minghella). Her scientist mother, Miriam (Juliette Binoche), seems consumed by her career. When a spelling bee threatens to reaffirm her mediocrity, Eliza amazes everyone: she wins. Her newfound gift garners an invitation not only to the national competition, but an entrée into the world of words and Jewish mysticism that have so long captivated her father's imagination. But Eliza's unexpected success hurls the Naumann family dynamic into a tailspin, long-held secrets emerge and she is forced to depend upon her own divination to hold the family together.
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from Fox Searchlight Pictures
Directed by
Scott McGehee
David Siegel
Starring
Richard Gere (Saul Naumann)
Juliette Binoche (Miriam Naumann)
Flora Cross (Eliza Naumann)
Max Minghella (Aaron Naumann)
Kate Bosworth (Chali)
Justin Alioto (Kevin)
Brian Leonard (Stanley Julien)
Kathy McGraw (Debby Haywood)
Alisha Mullally (Young Miriam)
Corey Fischer (Pronouncer)
Gaayatri Kaundinya ('Selenic' speller)
Charlotte Musengwa ('Duvetyn' Speller)
Sophie Oda (Speller/Usurper)
Scott Palmer (Congressman)
Cathy Fithian (Elevator Mom)
Deena Foley (Contestant Family Member)
Johnny Guerra (Audience Member)
Jared Dorrance (Spelling Bee Student)
Alissa Anderegg (Spelling Bee Student)
Heather Barberie (Lab Assistant)
Aida Bernardino (Student mom/audience)
Mia Bernardino (Eliza's classmate)
Chandler Bolt (Student)
Velina Brown
Brandon Haas (Spelling Bee Student)
Kevin Jaskela (Family Member)
Written by
Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal
Myla Goldberg (novel)
Rated: 
(for thematic elements, a scene of sensuality and brief strong language) |
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