Marlee Matlin Says Her Film ‘CODA’ ‘Has Ignited a Fire’ About Authentic Casting
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variety.comTim Gray Senior Vice President“CODA” may be the most radical Oscar contender this year.Writer-director Sian Heder tells Variety, “We told a simple story about family dynamics.
I was trying to portray a complicated family that felt real.”She’s right: The structure is straightforward and the story is indeed simple, about a hearing daughter from a deaf family who wants to pursue her own career.But the film is revolutionary because it centers on a deaf family.
Has any other film in Hollywood history offered such insights into the daily lives of deaf people? Most films ignore them; if a film does depict a deaf person, they’re usually alone — and usually played by a hearing actor.
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