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Jeff Blitz's Academy Award-nominated documentary is an affecting, inspiring look at eight American children as they make their way to compete in the 1999 National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. Defying all stereotypes and categorizations, the spellers that Blitz chooses to focus on run the ethnic and socioeconomic gamut. Emily is from wealthy New Haven, Connecticut, while April, the daughter of a bar owner from Pennsylvania, spends her summers studying. Harry is an intense, quick-witted boy from New Jersey, while Ashley is the African-American daughter of a single Washington, D.C. mother. Gifted Florida resident Nupur is the daughter of Indian parents while Ted hails from a small Missouri town where physical prowess is prized over mental ability. The daughter of Mexican immigrant parents, driven Angela comes from Texas, and Neil is a well-prepared East Indian boy from the wealthy California coast. Blitz provides several minutes at home with each child before we accompany them to the National Bee, where we are swiftly reminded that only one of them has a shot at winning.
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Spell Bound
A member from Dublin, 20 Dec 2007
Really enjoyed this flick- very funny in parts. The title and its relation to the actually movie becomes apparent as the film goes one. And it's actually quite sad for the kids involved. Highly recommended.
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great
Colette from Kilkenny, 27 Oct 2008
this is my 4th time watching this film which is a true documentary on the american national spelling bee contest. it follows the lives of 8 contestants
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Spellbinding?
Ken from Dublin, 04 Feb 2009
Not quite, but great fun anyway, does exactly what it says on the box and it didn't disappoint.
Recommended.
Ken in Dublin :)
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Interesting
Karen from Galway, 15 Aug 2008
An enjoyable look into the strange obsession many americans have with spelling
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