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Sound and Fury
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Universal acclaim
Based on 17 critic reviews
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Based on 3 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by:
Directed by: Josh Aronson
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 25, 2000
DVD: January 2, 2002
Running Time: 80 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: Not rated
Starring Scott Davidson (voice of Peter Artinian)
Takes viewers inside the seldom seen world of the deaf to witness a painful family struggle over a controversial medical technology called the cochlear implant. (Next Wave Films)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Rarely does a movie combine so much genuine human drama with such vivid exemplifications of "identity politics" and other sociocultural issues.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
A documentary with the emotional power of the very best in narrative film. It has characters impossible to forget, moments impossible to shake and an ending that leaves the audience both moved and rattled.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Loren King
Riveting tale of family dynamics packed with as much drama, conflict, and poignancy as the best feature film.
Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan
Aronson's intriguing, complicated and well-filmed documentary will keep you talking for days.
LA Weekly Holly Willis
Perfectly situated in the maelstrom of the personal and the political, Sound and Fury creates a space for serious, obstinate contention.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Josh Aronson's Sound and Fury, as illuminating and comprehensive as it is heart-wrenching, is an example of what the documentary can accomplish at its most vital and engaging.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Reece Pendleton
Most fascinating about this PBS documentary is the unflinching look at the dynamics of the three generations involved.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune John Petrakis
By the time the film is over, you may not feel differently about the key issues than you first did, but you will have many more facts (sound) and opinions (fury) to consider.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
Both intellectually absorbing and emotionally gripping.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Amy Taubin
Josh Aronson's thoroughly engrossing documentary Sound and Fury is as much about children's rights as it is about the impact of cochlear-implant technology on a family in which deafness runs through three generations.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Anita Gates
Powerful, insightful, important and emotionally wrenching.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Extremely well-made (and evenhanded) film.
San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris
In 80 minutes, the film accumulates a staggering gravity.
New York Daily News Jami Bernard
The real revelation of Sound and Fury is how it introduces hearing people to a culture they insist on ignoring.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
A moving look at the choices parents make on their children's behalf, and the reasons behind those choices.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
K. Rachel gave it a 10:
Aronson has created a masterpiece with this docudrama. I love this film for its impartiality and how it allows pro- and anti-cochlear implant people to see the other side. It is wonderfully executed with sensitivity to D/deaf and hearing communities alike. Excellent teaching aid for Deaf Ed or other Education programs.
Chad S. gave it a 10:
"Sound and Fury" is absolutely unforgettable. When it's all over, you'll check the internet to find out if the Artinians finally relented and got their daughter Heather the cochelar implant. Filmmaker Josh Aronson does a wonderful job of remaining impartial. It must've been hard to do so. While the father is making a case for the normality of deafness, his evidence ends up weakening his argument. "Sound and Fury" will rattle you, then rattle you some more.
