Today there was a sub, and we watched this movie. Of course like 5 people watched it and everyone else talked. My take: It wasn't that bad, but the picture was grainy and kind of out of color, which bugged me. And I was interested in seeing a widescreen version...to find it was a TV movie and might not have a widecreen edition.
shareYea, we watching this in ASL class too. I thought it was also a good movie. But, it is very hard to find the movie on video! Good Luck!
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I saw that many times, when it first aired on tv, and then saw it again at college for my class. I read the book and watch the movie. It is always my favorite one. I am deaf, so that is why I felt so connected to that movie.
shareYep, just watched it in ASL class too.
Funny someone started a thread on it.
Very well made for tV movie (too bad the director went on to direct JAWS: THE REVENGE (yeecchh).
I took a beginning sign language class (not specifically ASL) way back in 1988 ... love it then and still love it today. For anyone interested in purchasing the movie, I found it on ebay for $5.
sharei just watched this recently (yesterday and today) lol.. but i LOVED this movie.. it was terrific, sad, but overall a great movie (with a great ending).. i can't believe she signed so well.. but she only learned for that part in particular.. that's cool
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We watched it in ASL today actually. I have a question, though: Has anyone ever read "In This Sign," which is the book by Joanne Greenburg? I've never heard of it before, sadly.
RIP Edgar Stiles... You will be missed.
lol.. how STRANGE. haha. i had to read the first chapter and ask questions.. then i had to see similarities between Mama and Papa and Abel.. haha. how weird that you asked that.. but i've only had to read chapter 1.
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My Pop, Lou Fant, taught her sign. Mare grew up in the same area (Northridge, CA) where we lived. Mare's Pop was a teacher and Dean at CSUN. Pop also taught there. When they were working on this film Mare and Pop spent a lot of time working and talking together as they had things in common.
Pop also told me a funny story involving Sid Caesar and Ed Waterstreet. Sid Caesar was known throughout his career for having a 'musical ear.' He could imitate the sound and rythyms of a language without actually knowing the language. Essentially, he would speak gibberish that sounded like the language. One day on the set, after Sid Caeser had been observing people sign for quite sometime, Sid Caeser approached Ed Waterstreet and started signing (Pop was nearby). Ed stopped what he was doing, ready to start conversing with Sid but was unable to understand a thing. Pop took notice because he was so surprised to see Sid Caeser signing. After a few seconds they both realized that he wasn't really signing. It just looked like he was. Pop was completely astounded.
Yeah I just fionished watching this movie in ASL class today. More than half of the class talked throughout the move. Only me and my little group of friends actually signed...then again we had no choice if we wanted to talk to my friend Brenzel, she's deaf.
The movie was quite good and pretty sad at times. Now I need to write a paper on the movie . The captoning was so bad on the fim that we had, lol.
I just got done watching it for my ASL class.
We have a rule in our class (college class in austin communtiy college) that we can't talk or "mouth" in class or lab.
The movie was very hard to see and old, it was from a DVD.. you would think they could get a decent copy!
I found it kinda funny how the movie was like a mirror from the movie "and your name in jonah"
like in that movie the child was deaf, but in this one the parents are....
I am a guy so i did not really cry, i mean its a stupid movie just like the rest :P but it did show me some new things that i NEVER thought about, like "does the sun make noise when it sets?" :D
Deaf people have no clue of theses things....
Please do not insult the deaf community. I am a deaf person as well and I saw this movie with the ASL class at my school. I am very impressed with the way Mare signed. I have also taught a class and my class we do a demo on how it would feel to be deaf. I'm sure your teacher has done the same thing. If not, then you should because you'll change your mind. Now answer this, would you prefer to be deaf or blind? Why?
shareI finished watching it in ASL today.
I only got one law. A kid who tells on another kid is a dead kid.
My ASL instructor had us watch it in our free time outside of class & write a 4-page paper on it.. Grrrr! >_<
As far as the picture goes, you need to remember this movie was made in the 1980s, and it was made-for-TV {I HATE most Made-for-TV movies >_<} so the production quality won't big NEARLY as good as a Hollywood blockbuster today..
Anyway, I thought it was a beautiful, touching movie ^_^
Like a Dream you try to remember but it's gone...
my cousin wrote it. i think just the screenplay but im not sure. ill tell her you all liked it :)
shareYes I have watched it in an ASL Class - I heard that Hallmark will be releasing this out on DVD sometime this year. I hope the rumors of the release are true. I can't wait to get my hands on it
shareJust watched it in my ASL class too. Alright movie. It was interesting being able to understand most of the sign language instead of paying attention to her talking.
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