1. This movie is the story about Annie Sullivan, played by Alison Elliott,
and her efforts in working with a young sullen Helen Keller, played by
Hallie Kate Eisenberg. The movie focuses on Annie’s struggle to draw
Helen, a blind, deaf and mute girl out of her world of darkness and
silence. Helen has been unable to communicate with her family except
through physical temper tantrums since a childhood illness took her
three senses from her at the age of 19 months old. She is allowed to
eat with her hands, knock over or break anything and basically do
whatever else she desires.
Annie’s job is Helen’s teacher, her job is made more difficult by Helen’s
imperious plantation-owner father, Captain Keller played by David
Strathairn, and her overly soft-hearted mother, Kate Keller played by
Kate Greenhouse, when they doubt her authority and challenge her
methods. Annie’s goal is to not just teach Helen to behave but to break
through to her with the gift of communication. Using sign language and
signing the letters to spell words in Helen’s open palm Annie is trying
to make large strides toward to improving Helen’s behaviour.
Taglines: Behind her eyes is the power to change the world.
Genres: Drama