Sweet Nothing in My Ear

Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Created byStephen Sachs (teleplay)
Written byStephen Sachs (play)
Directed byJoseph Sargent
StarringJeff Daniels
Marlee Matlin
Noah Valencia
Theme music composerCharles Bernstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languagesEnglish and American Sign Language
Production
ProducerMarian Rees
CinematographyDonald M. Morgan
EditorMichael Brown
Running time110 minutes
Production companyHallmark Hall of Fame
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseApril 20, 2008 (2008-04-20)
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Sweet Nothing in My Ear is a 2008 American made-for-television drama film directed by Joseph Sargent and is based on a 1998 play of the same name by Stephen Sachs, who also wrote the teleplay.[1] 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. The film premiered on CBS as a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation on April 20, 2008.[2]

This was the final film directed by Sargent before his death on December 22, 2014.[3][4][5]

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).[6][7]

Daniels studied American Sign Language before filming, in order to portray the language accurately.

  1. ^ Abele, Robert (April 16, 2008). "Sweet Nothing in My Ear: Jeff Daniels and Marlee Matlin play out the sound and fury". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012.
  2. ^ Sweet Nothing in My Ear CBS, Official website.
  3. ^ Barnes, Mike (December 22, 2014). "Joseph Sargent, Director of 'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three,' Dies at 89". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Robb, David (December 23, 2014). "Joseph Sargent Dies: Emmy-Winning Telefilm & 'Pelham 1-2-3' Director". Deadline. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. ^ McNary, Dave (December 23, 2014). "Emmy-Winning Director Joseph Sargent Dies at 89". Variety. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
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