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==Plot==
==Plot==
In 1949, Anya is a [[blindness|blind]] woman who was always taken care of by her mother. Anya copes with her loneliness by collecting bells, a situation which becomes worse when her mother dies. Now middle-aged and alone, Anya befriends a 12-year-old delivery boy, Scott Rhymes ([[Mason Gamble]]). Scott is considered "slow", though later it is revealed that he is [[dyslexic]] (a disorder not commonly understood at that time).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p%3Davg%26sql%3D1%3A412483%7ET0 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-07-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426195934/http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg |archivedate=2006-04-26 }}</ref> Anya teaches him to read [[Braille]], which Scott rapidly learns, and the two become close friends.
In 1949, Anya is a [[blindness|blind]] woman who was always taken care of by her mother. Anya copes with her loneliness by collecting bells, a situation which becomes worse when her mother dies. Now middle-aged and alone, Anya befriends a 12-year-old delivery boy, Scott Rhymes. Scott is considered "slow", though later it is revealed that he is [[dyslexic]] (a disorder not commonly understood at that time).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p%3Davg%26sql%3D1%3A412483%7ET0 |title=Anya's Bell |website=[[AllMovie]] |accessdate=2008-07-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426195934/http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg |archivedate=2006-04-26 }}</ref> Anya teaches him to read [[Braille]], which Scott rapidly learns, and the two become close friends.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Awards==
==Awards==
*2000 [[Young Artist Award]]: Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot - Leading Young Actor; Best Family TV Movie or Pilot - Network
*2000 [[Young Artist Award]]: Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot: Leading Young Actor - Mason Gamble (won)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms21.htm |title=21st Annual Young Artist Awards |website=YoungArtistAwards.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719182252/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms21.htm |archive-date=2012-07-19 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


*2000 [[Humanitas Prize]] (nominated)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/humanitas-nominees-announced-1117783114/ |title=Humanitas nominees announced |date=June 28, 2000 |last=Lasky |first=David Jay |work=Variety |access-date=June 22, 2024}}</ref>
''Nominated''
*2000 Humanitas Prize


==See also==
==See also==
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* {{Amg movie|412483|Anya's Bell}}
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*[https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117757479.html?categoryid=32&cs=1&p=0 Variety review]
*[https://variety.com/1999/tv/reviews/anya-s-bell-1200459255/ ''Variety'' review]


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[[Category:CBS films]]
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[[Category:1990s English-language films]]
[[Category:1990s English-language films]]
[[Category:Films about disability]]
[[Category:Films about disability in the United States]]
[[Category:Films about blind people in the United States]]





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Anya's Bell
Written byDavid Alexander
Directed byTom McLoughlin
StarringDella Reese
Mason Gamble
Kelly Rowan
Tom Cavanagh
Music byLee Holdridge
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersKaren Danaher-Dorr
Graham Ludlow
Franklin Lett
Sam Okun
CinematographyGordon Lonsdale
EditorCharles Bornstein
Running time97 min
Production companiesLeft/Reese International Productions
Erratic Entertainment
Universal Television
Original release
ReleaseOctober 31, 1999 (1999-10-31)

Anya's Bell is a television film that aired on CBS on October 31, 1999, starring Della Reese as Anya Herpick.

Plot

In 1949, Anya is a blind woman who was always taken care of by her mother. Anya copes with her loneliness by collecting bells, a situation which becomes worse when her mother dies. Now middle-aged and alone, Anya befriends a 12-year-old delivery boy, Scott Rhymes. Scott is considered "slow", though later it is revealed that he is dyslexic (a disorder not commonly understood at that time).[1] Anya teaches him to read Braille, which Scott rapidly learns, and the two become close friends.

Cast

Awards

  • 2000 Young Artist Award: Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot: Leading Young Actor - Mason Gamble (won)[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Anya's Bell". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 2006-04-26. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  2. ^ "21st Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19.
  3. ^ Lasky, David Jay (June 28, 2000). "Humanitas nominees announced". Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

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