Hear and Now (2007)
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88% of critics liked it
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81% of users liked it
(508 ratings)
Paul and Sally Taylor are a retired who have both been deaf from birth. The Taylors have had long and fulfilling lives raising a family without the benefit of being able to hear (though their children can), but at the age of 65, both Paul and Sally make a surprising decision. A new generation of… More Paul and Sally Taylor are a retired who have both been deaf from birth. The Taylors have had long and fulfilling lives raising a family without the benefit of being able to hear (though their children can), but at the age of 65, both Paul and Sally make a surprising decision. A new generation of electronic implants is making it possible to restore the sense of hearing to the deaf, and the Taylors decide to take a chance and give the new technology a try. Suddenly Paul and Sally can hear music, use an ordinary telephone, and enjoy a conversation with their children and grandchildren, but how does this impact their daily lives and change their perspective on the world? Irene Taylor Brodsky, Paul and Sally's daughter, captured their journey into the world of hearing on videotape, and Hear and Now is a documentary which looks at the ups and downs as they Taylors exchange one set of sensory experiences for another. Hear and Now was screened in competition at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Irene Taylor Brodsky
- Written By
- Irene Taylor Brodsky
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 20, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- Home Box Office (HBO)
Critic Reviews
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Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter
Missing is any meaningful context about either the medical procedure or its significance among the deaf.
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Peter Debruge, Variety
Like the wrenching personal accounts of cancer survivors, Hear and Now unlocks the psychological side of their experience, with raw emotion smoothing over the intimate pic's less cinematic qualities.
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Shelley Gabert, FilmStew.com
It's the merging of filmmaker and daughter that makes this documentary and memoir so compelling and appealing to a mass audience.
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Shawn Levy, Oregonian
Be prepared to be fully immersed in it.
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Jack Garner, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Hear and Now is a beautifully made film, with footage that helps filmgoers understand the richness of the world of sight, the challenges of the world of no sound and the considerable talents and charm of her parents.
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Cast
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Irene Taylor Brodsky
as Narrator
- Paul Taylor
- Sally Taylor
- David Taylor
