![]() ![]() He is an elegant student of bygone cinema, capable of scholarly perfection in recreation. The silent sections set in 1927 showcase everything that makes Haynes a great director. The film alternates between these two timelines until we discover how they are linked. Meanwhile, back in monochrome 1927, Rose (played by deaf actress Millicent Simmonds) flees her father, and takes the boat from New Jersey to the Big Apple in search of silent screen siren Lillian Mayhew ( Julianne Moore). His goal is to find the father he never knew. In 1977, 12-year-old Benji ( Oakes Fegley) has escaped to New York from Gunflint, Minnesota, following the misfortune of his mother’s death in a traffic accident and his sudden deafness after being struck by lightning. Gill, Teacher of the Deaf Anthony NataleĪdapted for the screen by Brian Selznick, from his own half-written, half-illustrated children’s book of 2011, Wonderstruck is a mysterious, kid-detective-driven dual narrative. ![]()
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