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Mandy (1952)
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March 1953 (USA)
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Mandy Garland was born deaf and has been mute for all of her life. Her parents believe she is able to speak if she can only be taught and enroll her with a special teacher. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 6 BAFTA Film Awards.
Another 1 win
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1 nomination
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A feel-good movie if ever there was one
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Phyllis Calvert | ... | Christine Garland |
| Jack Hawkins | ... | Searle |
| Terence Morgan | ... | Harry Garland |
| Godfrey Tearle | ... | Mr Garland senior |
| Mandy Miller | ... | Mandy Garland |
| Marjorie Fielding | ... | Mrs Garland senior |
| Nancy Price | ... | Miss Ellis |
| Edward Chapman | ... | Ackland |
| Patricia Plunkett | ... | Miss Cricker |
| Eleanor Summerfield | ... | Lily |
| Colin Gordon | ... | Woollard (junior) |
| Dorothy Alison | ... | Miss Stockton |
| Julian Amyes | ... | Jimmy Tabor |
| Gabrielle Brune | ... | Secretary |
| John Cazabon | ... | Davey |
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93 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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West Germany:6 |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (video) |
Finland:S |
USA:Approved (PCA #15852) |
Sweden:Btl
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Mandy's full name is Amanda Jane Garland.
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Continuity: When Harry Garland, Mandy's father, precipitously leaves the flat where Mandy and Christine are staying, he departs empty handed. In the next scene, coming out of the taxi, he has the bag he had brought into the flat.
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Harry Garland:
[after Mandy comes in from outside, crying] What happened, did the dog bite her or something?
Christine Garland: [concerned] I don't know. Something frightened her. She couldn't tell me what. Harry, I can't go on like this. It was all right when she was a baby, but now, you never know, I don't know whether she's being naughty and playing me up or whether there's something really the matter.
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Christine Garland: There's just no contact.
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Christine Garland: There must be something we can do?
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Christine Garland: [concerned] I don't know. Something frightened her. She couldn't tell me what. Harry, I can't go on like this. It was all right when she was a baby, but now, you never know, I don't know whether she's being naughty and playing me up or whether there's something really the matter.
[sternly]
Christine Garland: There's just no contact.
[desperately]
Christine Garland: There must be something we can do?
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The Mandy of the title truly is the star of the film, as almost all of the adults underplay their scenes with her to help her shine brighter.
When Mandy's parents find out she is deaf, they have differing ideas on what to do next. Mother, Christine, wants to send Mandy to a special school for deaf children so she can learn to read and write - and perhaps speak - and be as much like other children as possible. But her father, Harry, is somewhat ashamed of his daughter and would rather keep Mandy hidden away at his parents' house with only a governess to teach her the finger alphabet. After seeing how she reacts with other children, Christine realises that for Mandy's sake she must get her to the school, and leaves Harry. Watching Mandy's progress in the school provides some fascinating insight into ways of teaching and, contrary to Harry's thoughts, she does progress, with help from headmaster Searle. A second storyline is developed here as people increasingly believe that Christine is having an affair with Searle, when in fact they are both only interested in the good of the child.
A real "four tissue" movie, 10/10.