It's been quite awhile since I've seen a movie I felt strongly enough about to recommend to readers of Write Thinking. Well, I've got one for you now. It was my New Year's Eve viewing and worth every minute of the two hours.
If you subscribe to HBO, you may have already seen Temple Grandin. I don't subscribe to any premium channels, so I'm lagging behind. I only chanced to see something about this cable movie in one of the "year in review" articles in either People or Entertainment Weekly. I am so glad that I rented it. With autism (in its many spectrums) affecting so many young people and their families today, I think everyone should watch this movie.
And beyond learning a little more about autism, you will be amazed by the superb acting by Claire Danes. I laughed and I cried and I quietly cheered for Temple Grandin.
~robin
A clip from my mini-review of a few months ago when Ann and I caught it on DVD:
“I do not know if I have ever been so moved by a movie as I was in watching actress Claire Danes beautifully portray Temple Grandin. This made for TV movie might be the most inspirational one that I will ever see.”
http://kansasbob.com/2010/10/temple-grandin.html
I missed your blog post about it, but it’s apparent that everyone who has seen this movie has found it powerful.
As a parent of a “high functioning” autistic child, I was thrilled and blessed by Clair Danes’s portrayal of Temple. I almost cried when she sat down at the table at the farm and said she only ate Jello and pudding! That was so close to home! Stephanie will only eat certain things; it’s very difficult to get her to try new things. The whole movie was tremendous! I read somewhere that even Temple, herself, thought that Clair did a great job portraying her!