He runs away to New York in an attempt to track down his father; as, in the 1920s, does Rose (Millicent Simmonds), a lonely
deaf girl from New Jersey who's looking for her mother.
Not exact matches
The first
deaf pastor grew so jealous with God that he wanted to do everything possible to prevent me
from getting married to the
girls I had dated and wanted to be married to.
I saw a
deaf man begin to speak in tongues which was astounding and a young
girl hear
from a dead ear and an elderly catholic lady stand up straight as God ungnarled her arthritic back... those were times of awe... I was 16, 17, 18 — young, naive and I saw miracles, healings, incredible things but most of all hundreds of people come to faith.
Wonderstruck tells the tale of two characters: Rose, a
deaf girl living in 1927 Hoboken, New Jersey, and Ben, an orphan
from 1977 Minnesota who has recently lost his hearing.
Haynes tells the story of two children
from two different eras: Rose (Millicent Simmons), a
deaf girl living in 1927, and Ben (Oakes Fegley), a boy living in 1977.
In 1927, a
deaf girl named Rose (Millicent Simmonds, who is notably also
deaf) runs away
from home in pursuit of actress, Lillian Mayhew (Julianne Moore).
And in the most interesting thread of the film (which also happens to be the farthest removed
from all of the chaos), a
deaf - mute Japanese
girl (Rinko Kikuchi) wrestles with the adversity of fitting into an unforgiving society, while her father (Koji Yakusho) continues to deal with the recent suicide of his wife.
Adapted
from the novel by Brian Selznick (who also wrote the book Hugo was based on), the movie takes place on two timelines and involves a
deaf girl, a runaway boy, and Moore playing an actress.
Jenny Davis (Susan Strasberg) is a
deaf girl who arrives in San Francisco
from a straight suburban home in search of her brother (Bruce Dern), an artist who tuned in, turned on, and dropped out.
It shifts
from a 1977 - set Times Square scored by that Deodato disco remix of «Also Sprach Zarathustra» (the one Hal Ashby used for Chauncey's first stroll in Being There) to a silent movie where a
deaf / mute
girl (Millicent Simonds) looks for her mother (Julianne Moore), a silent film star who's apparently left her behind for the bright lights, big city.
The story of a
deaf girl and her tormentor
from elementary school that wants to reconnect has gotten a lot of praise
from readers and critics as being powerful and a great read.
In this story told
from various viewpoints, including a bully, a
deaf girl, a fortune - teller, and more, a rescue is performed, revealing bravery in the midst of fear.