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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 |
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. |
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*2000 [[Young Artist Award]]: Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot |
*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> |
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*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> |
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Revision as of 00:00, 22 June 2024
Anya's Bell | |
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Written by | David Alexander |
Directed by | Tom McLoughlin |
Starring | Della Reese Mason Gamble Kelly Rowan Tom Cavanagh |
Music by | Lee Holdridge |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Karen Danaher-Dorr Graham Ludlow Franklin Lett Sam Okun |
Cinematography | Gordon Lonsdale |
Editor | Charles Bornstein |
Running time | 97 min |
Production companies | Left/Reese International Productions Erratic Entertainment Universal Television |
Original release | |
Release | October 31, 1999 |
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
- Della Reese as Anya Herpick
- Mason Gamble as Scott Rhymes
- Kelly Rowan as Jeanne Rhymes
- Tom Cavanagh as Patrick Birmingham
Awards
- 2000 Young Artist Award: Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot: Leading Young Actor - Mason Gamble (won)[2]
- 2000 Humanitas Prize (nominated)[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Anya's Bell". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 2006-04-26. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ "21st Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19.
- ^ Lasky, David Jay (June 28, 2000). "Humanitas nominees announced". Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
External links
Categories:
- 1999 television films
- 1999 films
- Fiction about dyslexia
- 1999 drama films
- Films set in the 1940s
- Films directed by Tom McLoughlin
- Films scored by Lee Holdridge
- CBS films
- 1990s English-language films
- Films about disability in the United States
- Films about blind people in the United States
- American drama television film stubs