简介：Mackendrickintroducedanewstrainofrealismintohisfilmswiththismovingstoryofadeafchildwhoserefusaltoreachoutsidehercocoonofsilencetraumatizeshermiddle-classparentsandthreatenstodestroytheirunstablerelationship.ThefirstinMackendrick'strilogyaboutprecociousanddestructivechildren,MandyisanabsolutelyfascinatingmeldingofTheMiracleWorker'ssemi-documentarytheaterandBriefEncounter'sfracturedandintenselyfirstpersonmelodramaofmaritaldissatisfaction.
