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When Eliza wins a spelling bee, she garners an invitation not only to the national competition, but also to the world of words and Jewish mysticism that have so long captivated her father's imagination. But Eliza's unexpected success hurls the family dynamic into a tailspin; long-held secrets emerge and she is forced to depend upon her own divination to hold the family together.
Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Cast: Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Flora Cross, Max Minghella, Kate Bosworth
Run time: 104 minutes
Release date: Nov. 11, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, a scene of sensuality and brief strong language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: D+
"Earnest and heartfelt and respectful. And a botch."
Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
"Saul's ideas sound intriguing in the beginning and barely progress from there — the filmmakers can spell them out, use them in a sentence and define them, but can't quite breathe life into them."
The Palm Beach Post: B+
"Unlike the documentary and the stage show, this fiction film goes far beyond the bee to a story of spirituality, mysticism and an affluent, but rudderless Oakland, Calif., family."
