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Bee Season (2005) 5.5
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5.5/10 from 5,033 users
Metascore: 54/100
Reviews: 72 user | 76 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com A wife and mother begins a downward emotional spiral, as her husband avoids their collapsing marriage by immersing himself in his 11 year-old daughter's quest to become a spelling bee champion. |
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Cast
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| Juliette Binoche | ... | ||
| Flora Cross | ... | ||
| Max Minghella | ... |
Aaron
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Chali
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Sam Zuckerman | ... |
National Spelling Bee Judge
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Joan Mankin | ... |
Ms. Bergermeyer
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Piers Mackenzie | ... |
Dr. Morris
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Lorri Holt | ... |
Ms. Rai
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Brian Leonard | ... |
Mr. Julien
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Jamal Thornes | ... |
Wiseacre Boy's Mate
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Regional Bee Pronouncer
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John Evans | ... |
Regional Bee Judge
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11-year-old Eliza Naumann comes from an odd family; they all divert their emotional frustrations into secret channels. When Eliza unexpectedly begins winning spelling bees, what had been a stable dynamic within the family becomes disrupted; long held secrets emerge, and a latent spiritual yearning is awakened in her withdrawn father Saul and compulsive mother Miriam. As Eliza moves closer and closer to the national spelling bee, the Naumann family finds itself in a spiral of surprising discovery and jarring uncertainty... Written by J Grimshaw
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Words may define us, but it's love that connects us. See more »Genres:
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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, a scene of sensuality and brief strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
17 November 2005 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
La huella del silencio See more »Box Office
Budget:
$14,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$46,927 (Brazil) (23 December 2005)Gross:
$1,177,082 (USA) (27 January 2006)Company Credits
Production Co:
Bee Season Productions Inc., Fox Searchlight Pictures, Bona Fide Productions See more »
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National Spelling Bee Pronouncer: Number 14. Eliza Naumann, Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California. "Oppidan".
Eliza: "Oppidan".
[sighs]
Eliza: [narrating] My father told me once that words and letters hold all the secrets of the universe. That in there shapes and sounds, I could find everything and see beyond myself, to something special. Perfect. My father told me once that I could reach the ear of God.
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Jonathan Murphy auditioned for the part of Aaron Naumann. See more »Goofs
The wind changes directions almost 180° when Chali first meets Aaron at the park. Shots from over her shoulder have her hair blowing back, away from her neck while the shots facing her have the wind blowing her hair forward across her neck/chin. See more »Quotes
[first lines]National Spelling Bee Pronouncer: Number 14. Eliza Naumann, Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California. "Oppidan".
Eliza: "Oppidan".
[sighs]
Eliza: [narrating] My father told me once that words and letters hold all the secrets of the universe. That in there shapes and sounds, I could find everything and see beyond myself, to something special. Perfect. My father told me once that I could reach the ear of God.
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No one of the characters acquires the slightest level of credibility in this failed attempt to produce a movie with a touch of transcendence. The first philosophical comments by Richard Gere promise -at least for the connoisseur- a glimpse into the deeper side of human life that, unfortunately, never comes to get going in this insipid movie. The presence of French Juliette Binoche -a delightful actress- is insufficient to get this movie out of the hole of inconsistency and nonsense. Nothing seems real, the characters are completely undeveloped. The audience is deluded into believe that this movie is going to tell something insightful about Inner quest, mystic search and emotional alienation in close relationships. The movie seems a failed try to mix the American look with the European touch in movie making.The author, director ad crew, must keep looking to produce something meaningful of the sort. Richard Gere (as well as has happened to Kevin Costner) needs to find a way out of this dreadful trail of later. His fans -and I am one of them- are sill waiting!