Movie Info
Genre
DramaRelease Date
November 11, 2005 (Limited)MPAA Rating
PG-13Duration
104 min.Production Budget
$14 millionsStudio
Fox Searchlight PicturesOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Scott McGehee, David SiegelProducer
Albert Berger, Ron YerxaScreenwriter
Naomi Foner GyllenhaalStarring
- Richard Gere as Saul
- Juliette Binoche
- Flora Cross
- Max Minghella
- Kate Bosworth as Chali
Movie Story
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.
