Surprisingly good tele-movie
Despite the limitations of a small budget, the makers have delivered an above average made-for-TV movie. Much credit must go to John Power who directed and adapted the screenplay from another source. The film avoids falling into the usual traps of mawkishness and cardboard characterisations of most TV movies.
The plot is about a budding love story between Eileen (or who might have another name starting with "E") and Dave. Eileen is deaf and dumb but there is mystery around her past. Was she born deaf? Dave is a racing car mechanic who gradually becomes deaf due to his work. The two meet at an institution for the deaf. A tentative relationship starts.
John Jarratt as Dave and Celia De Burgh as Eileen give very good understated performances. Shot around Adelaide, South Australia this film is a real charmer and the portrayal of deafness seems very real.
Well done, with limited resources.
The plot is about a budding love story between Eileen (or who might have another name starting with "E") and Dave. Eileen is deaf and dumb but there is mystery around her past. Was she born deaf? Dave is a racing car mechanic who gradually becomes deaf due to his work. The two meet at an institution for the deaf. A tentative relationship starts.
John Jarratt as Dave and Celia De Burgh as Eileen give very good understated performances. Shot around Adelaide, South Australia this film is a real charmer and the portrayal of deafness seems very real.
Well done, with limited resources.
- mcongedi
- Jul 25, 2022