| | |  | ROMANIA | Home » » Nadia | | | | | | | Description: | | Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is profiled in this heart-warming family film. Nadia began training competitively at the age of six, with the now world-famous coach, Bela Karolyi and his wife Marta. At fourteen, she became the first Olympic gymnast to score a perfect 10 and walked away with five gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze at the 1976 Olympics. The petite gymnast from Romania was now an overnight media sensation, inspiring a whole new generation of future Nadias. But, fame came with a high price. As Nadia grew into a young woman she struggled with isolation, weight gain that threatened her career and the fear of exceeding increasingly high standards. Nadia captures the hard work and determination of a young girl driven to success. The film stars Oscar® nominee Carrie Snodgrass (Diary of A Mad Housewife), Talia Balsam (Without A Trace), two-time Emmy® nominee Conchata Ferrell and Johann Carlo (Quiz Show). | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Tamara Berkovic, Pat Starr, Karrie Ullman, Zvonimir Gavranovic, Cintija Asperger | | Format:
| Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Mpi Home Video | | Run Time:
| 100 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| April 24, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 88 reviews |
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43 of 43 found the following review helpful:
 Nadia: The Beinnings of an Olympic ChampionApr 02, 2000
I loved this movie when I was a little girl, and have been trying to track it down since the neighbor who owned it moved away when I was 10 years old. This movie traces Nadia's career in gymnastics, starting from the moment she was discovered in the schoolyard by Bela Caroli when she was only 5 or 6 years old. We learn of the difficulties Nadia encounters, as her life is slowly taken over by the sport in many ways. However, we also witness all of her victories, starting with the competition where she was chosen to represent her country and first stole the spotlight from the other young gymnasts. The movie follows Nadia's life up to the Olympics, and the gymnastics scenes are all intercut with scenes from Nadia's real performances.I believe that anybody who loves gymnastics will really enjoy this movie. I really hope that it will be rereleased on VHS because I can't wait to buy a copy of my own!
30 of 33 found the following review helpful:
 Where's the rest of the movie?Jul 23, 2003
By Kelly Wenarsky
I bought this VHS for my daughter, who is starting gymnastics lessons on the fall. While it was a good introduction to gymnastics for her, I can't help but feel really cheated. There is a LOT missing from this VHS version! There are scenes that abruptly cut off without explanation. There is a nice scene in the beginning where Nadia meets another little gymnast, they do an impromptu gymnastics routine together and lie on the mat and talk. That entire scene was cut out, so you're left not even knowing that they are friends. The was a lot more missing - more towards the end, that I realized after the film was over. I'm not sure why they didn't just release the film in its entirety, but it left the viewer with a feeling that character development was rather shallow, and it was more like a quick after-school special than a "bio", which is what the original version was. I would suggest waiting for this to eventually reappear on cable, rather than buying this version if you want something complete.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
My Childhood DreamSep 20, 2000
This was my favorite movie when I was a little girl - my sister and I used to pretend we were Nadia and Teodoro and we would act out all the scenes... we knew all the words by heart, from "Do you think it's possible for a little girl to fly?" to "You ARE fat!" We were devastated when our house got broken in to and our VCR was stolen, along with this video, which was inside it. I can still remember the gymnastics routines. All of them. Great movie. I recommend it for anyone who had childhood dreams.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
*Do you think it's possible for a little girl to fly?*Nov 23, 2000
I believe. This is a really great movie. As soon as I got it in the mail, I popped it in the VCR and didn't get up until it was over! It really tells of Nadia and her life in gymnastics. The only problem I has with it (and I don't knwo if it really counts) is that the actress who played Nadia as a 14 year old seemed too old for the part. It seemed like a woman trying to act like a little girl.. just my opinion. She was a great actress, but I think they should have had someone younger do that part and then her for the older Nadia:) Anyway, I would recommend this movie to anyone who has ever dreamed of achieving something and made it come true:)
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Nadia Video For sale on Ebay!Jun 06, 2000
If you want this movie, then you know that it cannot be bought from a store, or an online retailer. It is currently available on ebay. The item number is... 350978042 Just thought I'd let everyone know. I watched theis movie as a child, and loved every minute of it. So much that I wore out the original copy that I had.
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