CODA (child of deaf parents) is a nice movie
It’s not a great one, but it’s a sentimentally sweet one, the kind you enjoy of a Sunday afternoon when you have nothing to do.
The story is a simple one.
Ruby (Emilia Jones) is the only hearing person in her hard working fishing family. When the family business is threatened she is torn between supporting them or going to college to study singing.
It’s an appealing coming-of-age story with a lovely performance by the doe eyed Jones,and if you want a blub, just enjoy Ruby’s audition into Berklee where she signs and sings a version of Both Sides Now quite beautifully .
I was sobbing like a real man when there was a knock at the kitchen window. It was Mrs Trellis with Blue She had met up with old Trefor down the lane who had taken a bit of a turn .
“can you come?” She looked worried
We all piled into Bluebell
In his late nineties , it had seemed that Trefor had walked a little too far on his daily sabbatical and was a little shaky stood at Graham’s field when we got to him and it didn’t take long to get him back home with a beef dinner on hand .
I checked him again at tea time and will do so again tomorrow morning
When I was pottering later Lywenna stopped briefly. She is the widow of Gentleman Farmer Ralph. She told me she was in the process of picking out her husband’s headstone and our eyes met briefly, in a silent acknowledgment of just how hard a job it was for her.
Lywenna has a quietness and wonderful dignity about her,
I’ve always envied that
It’s been a nice day
That looks like my type of movie. I hope Trefor has recovered well. He seems to be made of tough stuff! Lywenna is surrounded by people like you, who care and understand her grief. I love how you have become an integral part of your community. xx
ReplyDeleteIt’s always nice to be a part of something bigger
DeleteOh, both Trevor's shakey turn and Lywenna's sad decision to make tugged at my heartstrings. I'm glad you were there to help and listen and I wish them both well.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful you had a nice day. Bliss!
Hugs!
When I worked in a birth center a long time ago, we had a mother who only spoke sign language. Her husband translated for her. I will never forget.
ReplyDeleteYou are a good and trusted neighbor.
constitutional not sabbatical? I hope Old Trefor is okay. You are a good neighbor. Just curious how far is it to the nearest emergency room? Does your town have ambulance service? The garden in previous post looks so summery and beautiful. Too bad about yappy dog! The new build? / new neighbors? must be very close?
ReplyDeleteWe'd like to see CODA too. I didn't know it was an acronym -- interesting! I hope Trefor feels better after a hot meal and a good night's sleep.
ReplyDeleteI bet you feel as lucky to have your community as they are to have you.
ReplyDeleteYour stories are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHow incredible that "CODA" won the "Best Film" oscar even though most ordinary film lovers never got to see it because it was, I believe, shown exclusively on Apple TV. Most frustrating. How did you access it?
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DeleteMy niece and her husband are deaf, with a hearing child. She is the same age as my daughters, and they were together as children, especially every summer. My niece did not learn sign until first or second grade, and my daughters gladly learned it too; communication was much easier. When my granddaughters met my niece, they were intrigued by sign and learned it too, even getting their high school to consider it a "foreign language" and fulfilling that graduation requirement.
ReplyDeleteA child I know learnt some Makaton at school as there were deaf children there. It was so good to see them happily communicating.
ReplyDeleteGlad you and Mrs Trellis were there to help Trefor. There are such good things about village life.
Glad you were there to help Trefor.
Sign language is an official language of New Zealand. Maori, English and Sign language the three official languages.
ReplyDeleteJo in Auckland
That is because you are a nice man.
ReplyDeleteHope all was well on the morning check in
ReplyDeleteJohn -This comment box my end looks very different-or is it just me?-
ReplyDeleteI hope Trefor is brighter today - perhaps he isn't able to cook for himself-and may he be anemic? xx
Yes it seems different
ReplyDeleteThe support systems in your village are heartwarming. Neighbors looking out for each other is true community. My neighbors are friendly on their own terms and individual busy lives take priority.
ReplyDeleteThis comment box didn't work well on another friend's bog so she switched back to the previous format. Besides, I'm looking (or NOT) at white text on a white background which is awful!
ReplyDeleteJust saying ...
Hugs! Barbara Anne
Yes, the comment box is definitely different!
ReplyDeleteGlad you were able to help ole Trefor ... we all need to help each other when we can!
Thanks for the 'blubbing' warning, I had a box of tissues at the ready .. what a beautiful sign-song!
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit jealous about your village. But then I try to remember, my village is about 30 people living here (and six of them is in my house...)
ReplyDeleteDeciding a headstone is horrible. I got so sick I threw up when I tried to pick just the right one for my sons. I had never thought I would be so stongly affected physically by something mental.
Yeah, Coda had a bit of what we here might call a made-for-TV-movie vibe. That said, I really dug it. Especially fun were the scenes with Troy Kotsur. That man is an acting marvel.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the movie CODA. Having worked as Admin. Asst. to the Director of the North Carolina Dept. of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing many years ago, I had to learn American Sign Language. . . . . and of course much about deaf culture which is so different to hearing. It was a hard job!
ReplyDeleteYes, looks like Blogger is fooling with us again - the new white comment box is popping up everywhere!