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Bee Season (2005)
Eliza Naumann has no reason to believe she is anything but ordinary. Her father Saul, a beloved university professor, dotes on her talented elder brother Aaron. Her scientist mother, Miriam, 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. (read more)
| Release Date: | November 11th, 2005 |
| Running Time: | 1 minutes |
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Bee Season Movie Review by Matthew  (11/14/2005) |
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I'm going to damn this one with faint praise. "Bee Season" is a strange, at times, interesting film. For a while, it seems as though it will be one of those "feel good" films the entire family can go to and enjoy. But a couple of strange narrative turns make the final product...well, just strange.
Saul Naumann (Richard...
(complete Bee Season review by Matthew)
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