Rating: M - Contains Offensive Language & Sexual References.Duration: 90 mins.
Genre : Romantic Comedy.
Actors: Josh Hartnett, Gary Cole, John Carroll Lynch, Radha Mitchell, Sheila Kelley, Allen Evangelista.
Release Date: Available now.
Mozart and the Whale is a warm, funny and often frustrating romantic comedy from the Oscar winning writer of Rain Man.
It is based on the true story of two people with Asperger's Syndrome who meet at an Autistic support group. Asperger’s is a form of high functioning autism that adversely affects the ability to socially interact, but not the desire to interact.
Of course the romance between Donald and Isabella is fraught with problems, and this is where the frustration sets in – not frustration at the movie, but at the characters and their inability to connect.
It’s also where the humour comes in, with the quirks of not only Donald and Isabella, but also all their friends in the support group. Social norms are destroyed by a group of delightful characters that just don’t get what it means to act normal.
Humour and romance are not the only treats on offer as the movie has much to portray about humanities inadequacies and prejudices.
Mozart and the Whale is an absolute smorgasbord of emotions and inexplicable situations that will warm the embers of your soul.
Food for thought
Who decides what normal is?
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2:46 PM
aspergers syndrome is a difficult thing to deal with. So much of what we human's do is based on social communication/interaction and when that is impaired it is like having a physical disability like a broken leg or something. I wish that it was more recognisable as such, but because those with autism look just like the rest of us, they are not given any credit for the difficulties they need to overcome to live "normal" lives. "Normal" is also so subjective, perhaps what I think is normal really isn't at all. Just because I think people should live a certain way doesn't make it any more "normal"!
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