Year			2005
Genre			Drama
Length			1:44
Director			Scott McGehee David Siegel
Writer			Naomi Foner Kathy McGraw
Company			Fox Searchlight Pictures
Starring			Richard Gere Juliette Binoche Flora Cross Max Minghella Kate Bosworth Justin Alioto Show more... Richard Gere Juliette Binoche Flora Cross Max Minghella Kate Bosworth Justin Alioto Alissa Anderegg Heather Barberie Aida Bernardino Mia Bernardino Chandler Bolt Velina Brown Jared Dorrance Corey Fischer Cathy Fithian Deena Foley Johnny Guerra Brandon Haas Kevin Jaskela Gaayatri Kaundinya Ryan Kingsland Shaun Landry Brian Leonard Alisha Mullally

Eliza Naumann (Flora Cross) has no reason to believe she is anything but ordinary. Her father Saul (Richard Gere), a beloved university professor, dotes on her talented elder brother Aaron (Max Minghella). Her scientist mother, Miriam (Juliette Binoche), seems consumed by her career. When a spelling bee threatens to reaffirm her mediocrity, Eliza amazes everyone: she wins. Her newfound gift garners an invitation not only to the national competition, but an entrée into the world of words and Jewish mysticism that have so long captivated her father's imagination. But Eliza's unexpected success hurls the Naumann family dynamic into a tailspin, long-held secrets emerge and she is forced to depend upon her own divination to hold the family together.