Bee Season (film)

  • Richard Gere: Saul Naumann
  • Juliette Binoche: Miriam Naumann
  • Flora Cross: Eliza Naumann
  • Max Minghella: Aaron
  • Kate Bosworth: Khali
  • Corey Fischer: Moderator
  • Sam Zuckerman: Judge
  • Joan Mankin: Mrs. Meyer Berger
  • Piers Mackenzie: Dr. Morris
  • Lorri Holt: Mrs. Rai
  • Brian Leonard: Julien

Bee Season (alternative link Title: The letters princess) is an American film drama from 2005 was directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, the screenplay was written by Naomi Foner based on a novel by Myla Goldberg from 2000. .

Action

Both parents of eleven-year old Eliza Naumann, Miriam and Saul, are scientists. She has a brother, Aaron. The Jewish origins, Saul is concerned at the University of California, Berkeley with the science of religion. Miriam, who converted after the marriage to the Jewish faith, is traumatized by the death of their parents.

Eliza wins in a spelling bee. Her father trained for more contests and give their knowledge of the Kabbalah. Meanwhile, deep trouble marriage of Naumann.

Reviews

Todd McCarthy described the novel adaptation as " intelligent" and "precise". The film is, however, " cold " and can not find a way to involve the audience. Richard Gere convince not in his role.

Movie service wrote that the film was a "popular front novel adaptation that the complex template hardly do justice " was " because it requires more of the surface despite solid primer " was " without venture into the depths of Kabbalistic mysticism ". He was as a "family film is a loving, in his helplessness but despotic, selfish father who loses the essentials out of sight, still enjoyable ."

Awards

Flora Cross was nominated in 2006 for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award.

Background

The film was shot in San Francisco, Berkeley, and in some other places in California. His cost of production was estimated at 14 million U.S. dollars. The world premiere took place on 3 September 2005 at the Telluride Film Festival, 11 September 2005, followed by the Toronto International Film Festival and later some more film festivals. The film played in theaters worldwide about 4.4 million U.S. dollars, including about 1.2 million U.S. dollars in selected cinemas in the United States.

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