the dramatic comedy “CODA: Signals of the Heart”which recounts the life of a deaf family with a hearing daughter directed by the North American filmmaker sian heder was imposed tonight as Best film of the 94th edition of the Oscar awards, in addition to winning the other two awards in which he competed.
With a world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2021, where was acquired for distribution by AppleTV+ for $25 million“CODA: Signs of the Heart” arrived at the Dolby Theater gala as one of the favorites, after having won the award from the Society of Producers (PGA), and moved from the highest award of the Hollywood Academy to “The power of the dog”, another of the films that sounded strong in the previous one.
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The producers of the tape Fabrice Gianfermi, Philippe Rousselet, Jerome Seydoux, and Patrick Wachsberger They went up with the cast to thank the award and one of them highlighted that “It was not an easy road, from the first day of shooting when the crew had to fish at dawn.”
In addition, they highlighted the director Sian Heder, who also won the award for the Best Adapted Screenplay category, mentioning that “it is wonderful from day one” and praised the figure of Troy Kotsurwho became the first deaf actor to win an Oscar and the second person with that disability to win the award behind his co-star, Marlee Matlin.
“Thank you to the cast; Emilia (Jones) – your voice delighted us. Thank you to the fishing community. Thank you to everyone who saw the film around the world”the producers concluded.
In this way, the film achieved total effectiveness by winning the three awards for which it competed.
The film stands out for the leading role of the English Emily Jones, who, at the age of 17, guides the film playing a young woman who begins to feel attracted to music and a singing partner but who must divide most of her time in assisting her family in the fishing enterprise with which she earns her life, since she is the only interlocutor of the group to communicate with the community.
The movie has the peculiarity of having three deaf actors in its cast for the secondary characters: Troy Kotsur, the experienced Marlee Matlin, the only Oscar winner with that disability until this gala, for her work in “Children of a lesser god” in 1987, and the young Daniel Durant.
The ‘coming of age’ directed and written by Sian Heder is an English remake of the French film “La Famille Bélier” (2014), by Éric Lartigauand became the first platform film to win Best Picture.
With a comic tone carried by the charismatic and hippie parents of the protagonist, the story advances in the ups and downs of a loving but messy family that needs more than ever the role of their daughter as a sign language interpreter when she crosses the fishing enterprise through a situation and delicate and while she seeks to embark on a path different from the one that her environment needs.
