Wife and mother Miriam 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 ch... Read allWife and mother Miriam 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.Wife and mother Miriam 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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- TriviaDakota Fanning was originally supposed to play Eliza, but directors selected Flora Cross because she looked so much more like Juliette Binoche.
- GoofsWhen Aaron goes to church, after the priest says "This is the Lamb of God...etc" Catholics should answer: "Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed". People in the church do not respond to the priest, but go directly to receive Communion, and it is very clear that the ceremony going on is Catholic.
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Saul: There are people who believe that letters are an expression of a very special primal energy and when they combine to make words they hold all the secrets of the universe...
Saul: Remember the Vikings?
Saul: [Takes a green apple] OK, Vikings called this "aepli".
Saul: Now when they took it across the sea in their ships it became "apfel".
Saul: Crossed another border, it became "appel".
Saul: By the time it got to us it was "apple".
Saul: Its spelling contains all of that.
Saul: It holds its history inside it.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Episode #2.41 (2005)
- SoundtracksPartita in B Minor BWV 1002 Sarabande
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Arranged by Peter Nashel and Patrick Zimmerli
Performed by Tim Fain and Inbal Segev
"Bee Season" has the potential to be an engaging and touching drama. Though it is beautifully shot and the scenes are well composed, the plot needs a lot more explanation and development. I find the family's life before the spelling bee competition very underdeveloped, which makes me unable to appreciate the extent of the change before and after the competition. The reason and progress of Miriam's mental deterioration is also poorly explained. It leaves me with so many questions about why she acts the way she does or feels the way she does. "Bee Season" may be an interesting drama, but it fails to live up to its full potential
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- Umut mevsimi
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- Budget
- $14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,180,560
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $120,544
- Nov 13, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $6,856,989
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1