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Wonderstruck is a 2017 American drama film directed by Todd Haynes.
The film is based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Brian Selznick, who adapted the novel into a screenplay.
The film stars Oakes Fegley, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams and Millicent Simmonds.
The film premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2017, and competed for the Palme d'Or.
It is scheduled to have a limited release in the United States on October 20, 2017, by Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions.
Synopsis
The film takes place in both 1927 and 1977.
In the earlier time period, Rose (Simmonds) runs away from her New Jersey home to find her idol Lillian Mayhew (Moore).
In the later time frame, Ben (Fegley) also runs away to New York after his mother's death in search of his missing father.
In the earlier time period, Rose (Simmonds) runs away from her New Jersey home to find her idol Lillian Mayhew (Moore).
In the later time frame, Ben (Fegley) also runs away to New York after his mother's death in search of his missing father.
Cast
- Oakes Fegley as Ben
- Julianne Moore as Lillian Mayhew / Older Rose
- Michelle Williams as Elaine Wilson
- Millicent Simmonds as Rose
- Amy Hargreaves as Aunt Jenny
- Morgan Turner as Janet
- Jaden Michael as Jamie
- Raul Torres as Jamie's Father
- Cory Michael Smith as Walter
- Tom Noonan as Older Walter
- James Urbaniak as Dr. Kincaid
- Anthony Natale as Dr. Gill
- Hays Wellford as Greg Coons
Todd Haynes directed Wonderstruck based on an adapted screenplay by Brian Selznick, who also wrote the
novel of the same name.
Haynes was involved as director by May 2015 with Christine Vachon producing under her Killer Films banner.
In November 2015, Julianne Moore had been cast in the film, with Pamela Koffler and John Sloss joining as producers.
In April 2016, Jaden Michael, Cory Michael Smith, Michelle Williams, Oakes Fegley, and Amy Hargreaves joined the cast of the film.
In May 2016, James Urbaniak joined the cast.
Among those cast was Millicent Simmonds, a deaf actor from Utah. Deadline.com reported, "The 13-year-old Simmonds... will play Rose, whose half of Wonderstruck will be presented as a silent film in both a nod to movie history and an aesthetic designed to capture her perspective.
In addition, this section of the narrative will see an unprecedented number of deaf actors in roles that would normally go to hearing actors."
The film was met with a three minute standing ovation following its premiere at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review writing : "Alive with the magic of pictures and the mysteries of silence, this is an uncommonly grownup film about children, communication, connection and memory."
David Ehrlich of Indiewire.com also gave the film a positive review writing : "A soul-stirring and fiercely uncynical film.
