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Kontest Carnage

BILL BISSETT

langwage binds us 2gethr separatelee n parts n sharing almost replikating nevr reelee xact wun uv th biggest communal spells we ar allbound n unbound in

ths xcellent documentaree is not th veree great ingrid bergman gregory peck starer direktid by alfred hitchcock with dreem sequens by salvador dali wun uv th best mooveez evr made ths spellbound is a wickid inspiring anxious making n veree suspensful documentaree abt th amayzing spelling beez

spelling beez start out lokal regyunal n build up 2 th nashyunal finals like all uv th kontest worlds like dogs beautee talent politishyns etsetera

ther ar issews uv child abuse as spelling beez ar 4 yung peopul n theyr parents 2 struggul with ovr straining thees young peopul with xpektaysyuns n grueling long hours uv practise n rehersal n sum folk lorik patriotism n th desirabilitee uv fulfilling goals regardless uv place in th race thees are sum uv th main moteefs undrlying ths compelling narrativ a strong storee uv th kontest carnage with sew manee uv th kontestants being droppd it can all dpend on an “i” rather thn an “a” we follow th journeez uv 8 young peopul thru we hope 4 them n root 4 them I wunt tell yu th whol storee its a great film binding th korrekt spelling on us like binding parts uv our bodeez shows how fascinating words ar I was in th spelling bee world 4 a whil in halifax b4 entring th dog show world with an xcellent cockr spaniel but that’s anothr storee chek out spellbound highlee recommendid 4/5 stars

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BILL BISSETT

bill bissett is a writer, editor, artist and musician, with more than sixty published books and several CDs to his credit. In 1963 he launched blewointment magazine, which became blewointment press, a book publisher, a year later.


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