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Wonderstruck

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In 1927, Rose runs away from home to find an actress, while in 1977, Ben sets out to find his father, with both children trying to find their place in the world. Drama, starring Julianne Moore, Millicent Simmonds and Oakes Fegley

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

Two deaf children seek an absent parent in time zones set 50 years apart in Carol director Todd Haynes's exquisite tear-jerker based on the young adult novel by Brian Selznick (Hugo). In 1927, Rose (deaf actress Millicent Simmonds, who is superb) slavishly follows the career of silent screen goddess Lillian Mayhew (an incandescent Julianne Moore, in one of two roles). Meanwhile, in 1977, Ben (Oakes Fegley, also excellent), pines for the mysterious father he never knew. Both escape to New York where their fates entwine in a ravishing swell of enthralling emotional uplift. Fluidly shifting between the black-and-white visual language of silent cinema and the Space Oddity funkadelics of Manhattan before connecting the narrative dots, Haynes also pays homage to his own Superstar past in this immaculate magical mystery tour through the hyper-sensitive observations of the deaf. Carter Burwell's stunning score also adds seismic force to this profoundly moving and soul-stirring fable.

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Cast

rolenameLillian Mayhew / RoseJulianne MooreRoseMillicent SimmondsBenOakes FegleyJamieJaden MichaelWalter (age 20)Cory Michael SmithWalter (age 70)Tom NoonanElaineMichelle WilliamsDr Kincaid, Rose's fatherJames UrbaniakOtto, museum guardDamian Young

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rolenameDirectorTodd Haynes

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Theatrical distributor

Studio Canal

Released on

2018-04-06

Languages

English | Spanish

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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