by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Released in Britain as Crash of Silence, Mandy is a straightforward story about a handicapped child's efforts to adapt to a normal world. Born deaf, Mandy is mute for most of her childhood. Her desperate parents enroll her in special education classes. It's a slow, uphill climb, but by film's end Mandy is talking and playing happily with non-impaired children. A well-intentioned effort, Mandy unfortunately falls prey to corniness, save for the thoroughly convincing performance by child actress Mandy Miller (who was not deaf).
characteristics
- Living With Disability
- Life
- Home
- Incapacitation
- Mother
- Struggle
- School
- Hearing-impairment
- Handicap
- Deafness
- Cripple
- Dilemma
- Disability
- Family
- Disabled
