Sweet Nothing in My Ear
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| Created by | Stephen Sachs (teleplay) |
| Written by | Stephen Sachs (play) |
| Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
| Starring |
Jeff Daniels Marlee Matlin Noah Valencia |
| Theme music composer | Charles Bernstein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English and American Sign Language |
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| Producer(s) | Marian Rees |
| Cinematography | Donald M. Morgan |
| Editor(s) | Michael Brown |
| Running time | ~ 110 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hallmark Hall of Fame |
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| Original release | US: April 20, 2008 AUS: December 7, 2008 |
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| Hallmark Hall of Fame episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 57 Episode 1 |
| Production code | 343 |
| Original air date | April 20, 2008 |
Sweet Nothing in My Ear is a television movie that debuted on the CBS television network as a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie on April 20, 2008. The film is directed by Joseph Sargent, and is based on a 1998 play of the same name by Stephen Sachs, who also wrote the teleplay. It stars Jeff Daniels and Marlee Matlin as the parents of a Deaf child, played by Noah Valencia, who struggle with deciding to give their child an implant that will allow him to hear again.
This was the final film directed by Sargent before his death on December 22, 2014
With the film Hallmark Channel and producer-director Joseph Sargent revisited deafness with a universal theme contemplating the relationship of a minority group to society at large, 23 years after their previous film on a similar theme, the Emmy-winning Love Is Never Silent (1985).
Daniels studied American Sign Language before filming, in order to portray the language accurately.
The movie opens on a court case between Dan and Laura Miller (Daniels, Matlin), who have been married for nine years. It is eventually revealed that they are legally separated, and this is a custody hearing for their son, Adam (Valencia). The Millers have always referred to each other as each others' "best friend," but their relationship began to change when Adam lost his hearing at the age of four. At first, his parents accepted and even embraced this change because Laura is deaf herself. When Adam turns eight years old, Dan begins to explore the idea that with a surgical procedure and cochlear implants, his son may be able to hear once again.
The incident that started Dan thinking of it was when Adam was injured because he couldn't hear his father's call of warning nor see his sign language. The ER doctor who stitched Adam's wound mentioned a cochlear implant, and though Dan instantly refused to even consider it, he began to investigate the option on his own. Throughout the movie, other flashbacks show similar situations where hearing would be advantageous in everyday life. On the other side of the coin, other moments show how being deaf helps prevent distraction.
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