Speechless
Imagine a world in which you can think but cannot speak.
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 59M
Director : Richard Alwyn
Sinopse
Richard Alwyn's intensely moving film, inspired by the experience of his brother-in-law, follows two stroke survivors who can no longer take language for granted.
Johnny trabalha isolado e solitário na fazenda da família, descontando sua frustração em bebidas e sexo casual. Quando seu pai contrata Gheorghe, um imigrante romeno, para ajudar Johnny na fazenda, o novo companheiro traz para ele sentimentos e emoções que ele nunca teve antes.
Georges e Anne são octogenários, pessoas cultas, professores de música reformados. A filha, igualmente música, vive no estrangeiro com a família. Um dia, Anne é vítima de um acidente. O amor que une este casal vai ser posto à prova…
Um ex-guarda de segurança, Walt Koontz, sofre um acidente vascular cerebral e deve começar seu tratamento assim que sair do hospital. Parte do programa de recuperação indica a necessidade de aulas de canto. É aí que surge Rusty, um instrutor vocal e vizinho. Walt, no entanto, é homofóbico e Rusty é um homosexual; os dois não tem um começo fácil.
Ah Tao foi empregada da família Leung durante 60 anos. Nos últimos tempos, cuida do solteirão Roger, até sofrer um pequeno acidente vascular cerebral e decidir se aposentar.
Por sua escolha, vai morar num asilo, onde conhece uma nova e excêntrica família de pacientes e cuidadores, mas continua recebendo a visita de Roger, que percebe o quanto Ah Tao é importante para ele.
A jovem órfã Tristana é entregue aos cuidados do experiente Don Lope. O relacionamento da jovem com tutor vai se modificando até que os dois se tornam amantes. Tristana se torna amarga e cruel até que a chegada do jovem Horácio vem abalar o relacionamento dela com Don Lope.
When Cassie's father finds himself vulnerable and bedridden, she believes she has the perfect revenge for her mother's death.
Diagnosticado com demência, o veterano de guerra George Lockhart deve lidar com sua família afastada. Seu filho, Jerry, e sua neta, Shelby, o forçam a contratar uma enfermeira em tempo integral, mas ela guarda um segredo sinistro.
Uma biografia d'Os Três Patetas, na qual suas carreiras e ascensão à fama são mostradas pelos olhos de seu líder, Moe Howard.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.
Ao longo de três décadas, Stalin assume o poder da Rússia, trata a esposa terrivelmente e ordena atos de agressão contra seu próprio povo. Sem confiar em ninguém, o ditador age cruelmente até sua eventual queda e morte.
After suffering a life-threatening stroke four years ago, the broadcaster and political journalist Andrew Marr quickly regained his ability to speak and was able to resume work. But he is still frustrated by lack of movement in his left arm, hand and leg. In this very intimate story, Andrew is on a mission to understand the mysteries of the human brain and to achieve further recovery. He meets some of Britain's million plus stroke survivors and travels the world in search of a miracle cure.
Rex is an old man who is bitter about never becoming famous and having lived a life without any meaning. After suffering a stroke, he ends up in a nursing home staffed by Latin American immigrants. Put off by the situation, he focuses his energy on getting out, which places him at odds with the Latino workers. However, their relationship takes on new meaning when it is discovered that he once shook hands with Vicente Fernandez, a Mexican singer, producer and actor idolized throughout Latin culture. The employees soon begin to treat Rex like the celebrity he's always dreamed of being.
O marido de Vanetia sofreu um ataque cerebral que afetou suas capacidades mentais e ela se esforça para que a família fique bem. Sua vida vai mudar com a chegada de um médico estrangeiro que fica em sua casa para estudar o caso de seu marido.
Confronted with the unfortunate news that their favorite Streetcar, no. 133, is going to be decommissioned, two Municipal Transit workers get drunk and decide to "take 'er for one last spin," as it were. Unfortunately, the "one last spin" ends up being an all-night and all-day scramble to stay out of trouble, as they are confronted with situation after sometimes bizarre situation that prevents them from returning the "borrowed" Streetcar!
The film explores the history of the word throughout its inception to present day. Woven into the narrative are poetry, music, and commentary from celebrities about their personal experiences with the word and their viewpoints. Each perspective is unique, as is each experience... some are much more comfortable with the word than others.
The story of Dujuan, a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy living in Alice Springs, Australia, who is struggling to balance his traditional Arrernte/Garrwa upbringing with a state education.
When shy school teacher Val and Harry, the son of an aged opera singer, get married, Val quickly discovers that Harry's mother, Barbara, is not very happy with their union. In fact, Barbara tries to separate the couple. But, when Barbara suffers a debilitating stroke, Val's compassion and empathy mend the rift between two women, giving Barbara the will to survive. But will Barbara learn to love her daughter-in-law?
After his mother suffers a stroke, Ben Hardin returns to his rural hometown to care for her and complete his most recent book. While home, his relationships with family and friends are strained and tested.
A single mother suffers a devastating stroke leaving her teenage daughter and 7-year-old son to care for her, testing the family's strength to hold things together as their roles are reversed.
This short focuses on Patricia Neal's return to motion pictures three years after she suffered a near-fatal stroke. We see her and the cast and crew at work in New York City on the feature film The Subject Was Roses (1968).