A workmanlike version of the classic play designed to introduce Helen Keller's inspirational story to a new generation resistant to B&W movies. Even the dramatic shadings are in Technicolor in this smooth remake that captures some of the original's heart but little of its soul. Deaf and blind from infancy, young Helen Keller (Hallie Kate Eisenberg) rules the household like a pint-sized tyrant. Her parents, Captain Keller (David Strathain) and his wife (Kate Greenhouse), are wealthy enough to indulge their wild child, but her behavior estranges the Captain from his son from a previous marriage and endangers the safety of their newborn. Into this maelstrom comes neophy...
Released:
2000
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins