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Title: The Quiet Room (1996)
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Celine O'Leary | ... | Mother |
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Chloe Ferguson | ... | Girl Age 7 |
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A seven-year-old girl adopts a vow of silence in protest when her quarrelsome parents grow increasingly hostile to one another.
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children's music | song | seven year old | vow of silence | female protagonist |Taglines:
Sometimes silence speaks volumes. See more »Genres:
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Language:
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21 March 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Girl Age 7: Hey diddle diddle, the cow did a piddle behind the kitchen door. The little dog laughed to see such fun, so the cat did a little bit more.
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Sung a cappella by Chloe Ferguson with modified lyrics
Reprised a cappella by Phoebe Ferguson with modified lyrics
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For this film writer-director Rolf de Heer was nominated for the Golden Spike award at the Valladolid International Film Festival in 1996 . See more »Quotes
[first lines]Girl Age 7: Hey diddle diddle, the cow did a piddle behind the kitchen door. The little dog laughed to see such fun, so the cat did a little bit more.
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Row Row Row Your BoatTraditional
Sung a cappella by Chloe Ferguson with modified lyrics
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I was very interested in the premise of the story as described on the cover...that a young girl, without the words to express what she feels, becomes convinced of the uselessness of words and stops talking. I think this is brilliant! (I often wonder what is in my own children's minds when they stare off in silence.)
However, I was quite unimpressed with the story's unfolding. I was left feeling rather annoyed by the abundant use of voice over which spoiled the whole idea of her silence for me. I wanted to see things as she saw them and feel the tension that only silence can create but instead I was assaulted by a constant stream of interpretations and explanations that were already there in the action or in her beautifully expressive face.
While the child actors were usually very engaging, I found it difficult to reconcile the erratic speech patterns as written, especially in the adults, with an interpretation of the world from the young girl's point of view.
In all, I was disappointed. Such a wonderful premise but such poor writing and character development.
Deep sigh.