Sentences with phrase «of deaf actress»
Its use of deaf actress, Millicent Simmonds, is the thing that has got all of the critics excited.
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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).
The film industry has recently come under fire for representing certain types of individuals on screen but not actually hiring actors who are living those realities, including the recent horror film Hush; Kate Siegel, a non-deaf actress, was cast in the role of Maddie, a deaf writer.
Another outsider with a shot at a nomination is deaf actress Millicent Simmonds, who received praise for her performance in «Wonderstruck» when it premiered at Cannes, but has gotten less attention in the onslaught of the season's awards contenders opening at theaters.
Which means the characters played by Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Wonderstruck's extraordinary deaf actress Millicent Simmonds and newcomer Noah Jupe either sign the majority of their dialogue or communicate solely through expression, gesture, worried looks and the occasional slow dance to Neil Young's «Harvest Moon» piped through earbuds.
Krasinski smartly sought a deaf actress specifically for this role, telling IGN in a recent interview that «I didn't want a non-deaf actress pretending to be deaf -LSB-...] a deaf actress would help my knowledge and my understanding of the situations tenfold.
It helps that Dad (Krasinski), Mom (Emily Blunt) and son (Noah Jupe) have all learned sign language in deference to a nonhearing daughter (the glorious, deaf actress Millicent Simmonds of Wonderstruck).
In the deaf community, some have raised questions about Moore, a hearing actress, taking the part of a deaf adult in the film.
Sprawling multi-cultural drama «Babel» stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal and Oscar - nominated actresses Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi in four narratives that culminate with a stunning shot of Kikuchi's naked deaf teenager cradled her father's arms on a balcony overlooking Tokyo.
«We had the most incredible actress [Millicent Simmonds] who happens to be deaf in real life, which was sort of a non-negotiable thing for me.