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Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements

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A deeply personal memoir about a deaf boy growing up.

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Peter Keough Boston Globe 12/10/2019
Like a well-crafted piece of music, Irene Taylor Brodsky's Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements achieves structural elegance, personal intimacy, and universal significance. Go to Full Review
Claudia Puig FilmWeek (LAist) 10/03/2019
I love this documentary... Up close and intimate. Go to Full Review
Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post 09/26/2019
3/4
"Moonlight" makes its points softly, but with resounding conviction. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/17/2020
3.5/4.0
Magnificently captures the love of a family and how that love allows them to live into their deafness and hearing impairments. Go to Full Review
Nathaniel Bell L.A. Weekly 02/22/2020
Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements, a richly involving documentary directed by Irene Taylor Brodsky, centers on Jonas Brodsky, the director's young son. Go to Full Review
Sarah Gorr The Spool 01/19/2020
There is no middle ground, no room for deafness to be normalized, which on some level feels incredibly problematic. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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12/27/2019 A moving tale of deafness in a hearing world, a boys journey in to understanding his 2 worlds- hearing and non and a man's journey in to the beginning of his mental decline. So moving. So well edited, I felt the Love, joy, and heartache as this family moves forward. See more 12/19/2019 This is another personal family documentary from Taylor Brodsky. It's beautifully constructed. Lovely to see and hear. See more 10/14/2019 I was incredibly moved by this film. I suppose having a hearing impaired partner and being an amateur classical pianist have something to do with that. I thought it was very artfully edited. The stories of Jonas' and his grandparents' deafness were brilliantly intermingled. Fantastic reflections on what being deaf can mean, along with the magical attraction some of us have to certain pieces that call us like sirens, despite the challenge. And the impact of family life. On and on. Powerful film on so many levels. See more 09/23/2019 another beautiful documentary by Oscar nominated director Irene Taylor Brodsky! See more 02/16/2019 We saw this at Sundance 2019 and loved it. It is a deeply moving portrait of the director's son, from birth to adolescence, and her parents, and the challenges they face. She also looks at how the rest of the family helps them face these challenges. Everyone should see this film. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A deeply personal memoir about a deaf boy growing up.
Director
Irene Taylor
Producer
Tahria Sheather, Irene Taylor
Distributor
Abramorama
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 13, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 12, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$33.8K
Runtime
1h 30m