Product Details

• Actors: Carrie Snodgrass, Pat Starr, Karrie Ullman, Simone Blue, Talia Balsam
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Goldhill Home Media
• VHS Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Run Time: 77 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000IBMH
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,320 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nadia: The Beinnings of an Olympic Champion, April 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Nadia [VHS] (VHS Tape)

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 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Where's the rest of the movie?, July 23, 2003

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Kelly Wenarsky (NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nadia [VHS] (VHS Tape)

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 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Childhood Dream, September 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Nadia [VHS] (VHS Tape)

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.