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Amy

1981 · 100 min

A gentle, sincere period drama that moves slowly but earns its warmth through quiet perseverance and small triumphs.

Directed by
Vincent McEveety
Genres
Family, Drama
Starring
Jenny Agutter, Barry Newman, Kathleen Nolan
Overview
A woman leaves her husband after the death of her child to teach deaf children how to speak. Her own child was deaf and although she has no formal training she successfully teaches one boy.

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Directed by
Vincent McEveety
Genres
Family, Drama
Starring
Jenny Agutter, Barry Newman, Kathleen Nolan
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • healing
  • education
  • isolation
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • school
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
family, drama
Directed by
Vincent McEveety
Written by
Noreen Stone
Starring
Jenny Agutter, Barry Newman, Kathleen Nolan, Lou Fant, Margaret O'Brien, Nanette Fabray, Frances Bay, Lance LeGault
Music
Robert F. Brunner
Cinematography
Leonard J. South
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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