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TitleMr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Alternative/Original Title
DisabilityDeaf
CountryUSA
Length142
GenreDrama
Rating3
DirectorStephen Herek
CastRichard Dreyfuss Glenne Headly Jay Thomas Olympia Dukakis W.H. Macy Alicia Witt Jean Louisa Kelly
NotesA man who wants to be a composer takes a job as a music teacher thinking it will be temporary. But over 30 years he is devoted to his teaching work yet still ambitious to compose. Unfortunately his son is deaf and won't be able to hear his 'Opus'. The problem with this film is that the deafness of the son is not much more than an 'idea'. The son is seen too little and is merely a counter point to the teacher's ambition. Despite this and the sentimentality of the final act there much worth watching. I've read that the actor, Anthony Natale, playing the son is a deaf actor.

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