Drama & Kids/Family
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Richard Gere
104 min.
Rated: PG-13 for thematic elements, a scene of sensuality and brief
strong language
Words may define us, but it's love that connects us...
Eliza Naumann spells words. Lots of words. Hard words. Long words. And
with an effortlessness and understanding that surprises everyone
around her. Her teachers, her fellow students. But especially those
closest to her: her father, mother and brother. The people whose lives
Eliza's newfound genius will irrevocably change. As Eliza Naumann
trains for the ultimate test of her spelling powers--the pressure-
packed National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C--her family
simultaneously begins to fall apart. Indeed the more amazing the words
are that Eliza learns to spell, the more communication seems to break
down all around her. Her father Saul, a religious studies professor,
sees something transcendent in Eliza's magical gift, and begins to
teach her the secrets of Kabbalah. He becomes obsessed with her
victories, living vicariously through her path to God. Her mother
Miriam finds Eliza and Saul's shared focus a painful reminder of the
connection she once had with her husband and her own parents, who died
tragically when she was a young girl. Meanwhile, Eliza's older brother
Aaron, once her father's favorite, rebels against his withdrawal of
affection, experimenting with other religions, and eventually seeking
out a connection with a beautiful Hare Krishna. With her family
disintegrating before her young eyes, it's up to Eliza--and an
unexpected act of selflessness and love--to put the broken pieces of
her world back together.
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