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Follow the lives of eight young Americans who share one goal: to win the National Spelling Bee. The Bee is as intense a competition as any Olympic match, and for the spellers and their families, the stakes are just as high. 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. As engrossing and emotional as the best fiction, one comes away from SPELLBOUND with the feeling that--whether victorious or not--the children whose tales it tells are walking into limitless futures. Spellbound Reviews: "...[The contest] is certainly thrilling....Mr. Blitz's real achievement, though -- what makes the last 40 minutes of SPELLBOUND not only exciting but also tremendously moving -- is his attention to the contestants and their families..."
-- A. O. Scott, New York Times "...It is one of those rare works that speaks the truth about gifted children..."
-- Alissa Quart, Film Comment "...The documentarian keeps his story rooted in battle and suspense, and we cheer wholeheartedly for every nervous warrior..."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "...The gentle, sometimes whimsical style of the filmmakers is perfectly appropriate to the subject matter....SPELLBOUND, which was nominated for best documentary in this year's Oscar race, casts a potent spell..."
-- Claudia Puig, USA Today "Your heart completely goes out to the eight young competitors in SPELLBOUND....Blitz and Welch spent a good deal of time selecting the kids they would focus on, a process that pays off beautifully..."
-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "...These spellers define something unique about the American character….Spell this movie g-r-e-a-t..."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...Seek it out and you'll be soundly rewarded..."
-- James White, Total Film "...A very likeable tale of youthful endeavour..."
-- Geoffrey Macnab, Sight and Sound "SPELLBOUND is a funny and uplifting portrait."
-- Stephen Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life Spellbound | List Price | $14.94 (You save $5.15) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2003 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  20117  | | CD Universe Part number | 6592638 | | Catalog number | 03041 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 20, 2004 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 95 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame; Widescreen; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Full Frame; Widescreen; Subtitled |
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Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Bonus Footage
Audio Commentary: Jeff Blitz - Director
Where Are They Now? - Updates on Profiled Spellers
Interactive Features:
Hangman Game
Text/Photo Galleries:
Educational Guide
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