The setting of this
film is the turn of the 19th century and is based on true events. Sister Marguerette Germain meets 14
year-old Marie Heurtin when her parents bring her to the Larnay Institute in
central France where Sister Margurerette lives. An order of Catholic nuns manages a school for deaf girls. Marie was born both blind and deaf just
5 years after Helen Keller. One
difference is that Helen Keller didn’t lose her sight and sound until she was
19 months old. Keller was able to
communicate in a limited way with another girl before meeting Anne Sullivan. Marie likes to climb trees and her parents
are unable to communicate with her, bathe her, change her clothes or get her to
wear shoes. Her parents don’t want
to send her to an asylum and so far this has been the only place that will
accept her. The Mother Superior is
skeptical that they will be able to make progress with Marie and she sends her
home. Sister Marguerite convinces
Mother Superior that she can help Marie.
Sister Marguerite goes to Marie’s home to return her to the
Institute. Marie was born in 1885
and she died in 1921.
Marie loves her
parents and she trusts them but they didn’t know how to help her. Sister Marguerette loves Marie as much
as her parents and she also builds a trust with Marie. Love, trust and determination are the
keys to opening up communication with Marie. Sister Marguerette has the necessary qualities of
resiliency, patience and perseverance to take on the challenge of Marie. I found it interesting that the diet of
the students and the sisters is probably vegetarian and is from their garden
harvest with the addition of bread.
Some of the items they grow are tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, zucchini,
peas and eggplant. 4* (I really
liked this movie)
95
min, Bio directed by Jean-Pierre Ameris with Isabell Carre, Ariana Rivoire,
Brigitte Catillon, Noemie Churlet, Gilles Treton, Laure Duthilleul, Martin
Gautier, Patricia Legrand, Sonia Laroze, Valerie Leroux, Fany Buy.
Note:
Imdb 7.5 out of 10, 70% critic 80% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.9* out
of 5* with 50 reviews, The Washington Post 2* out of 4*.
Special
Note: Actress Ariana Rivoire is
deaf but not blind. This film won
the Variety Piazza Grand Award at the 67th Locarno International
Film Festival held in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946.
Pour
mes lecteurs francais: Merci de
votre interet pour mon blog. J’espere que vous appreciez les critiques.
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