House of Mute Screams

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Movie
German title House of Mute Screams
Original title If These Walls Could Talk
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1996
length 98 minutes
Age rating FSK o. A.
Rod
Director Cher ,
Nancy Savoca
script Nancy Savoca,
Pamela Wallace ,
Earl W. Wallace ,
Susan Nanus ,
I. Marlene King
production Martin Ganz ,
Doris Kirch
music Cliff Eidelman
camera Bobby Bukowski ,
Ellen Kuras ,
John Stanier
cut Beth Jochem Besterveld ,
Peter Honess ,
Elena Maganini
occupation
Part 1952
Part 1974
Part 1996
synchronization

House of mute screams (Original title: If These Walls Could Talk ) is an American television film , an episode film , from 1996 . The Director led Cher and Nancy Savoca (parts in 1952 and 1974). The scripts were written by I. Marlene King , Susan Nanus , Nancy Savoca, Earl W. Wallace and Pamela Wallace . The main roles were played by Demi Moore , Sissy Spacek , Cher and Anne Heche . In 2000, a sequel on women's love was produced under the title Women Love Women (If these walls could talk 2).

action

The film shows the stories of the three women who live in the same house. All three stories are about pregnancy and termination of pregnancy .

1st part: year 1952

The nurse Claire Donnelly ( Demi Moore ) is widowed and becomes pregnant after one night with her brother-in-law. The terminations of pregnancy are illegal during this time. Donnelly asks the head nurse at the hospital where she works if she knows someone who could help her. The woman at first refuses to answer any questions and asks her not to ask again. Later she gives Claire a phone number.

The woman called first recommends a doctor who lives in another city, but treatment would cost $ 1,000 . Claire says she can't afford this. It is recommended to someone who lives in Donnelly's town and only takes $ 400. The man performs the procedure on the kitchen table, before he does not wash his hands. Serious health complications arise.

Part 2: year 1974

The housewife Barbara Barrows ( Sissy Spacek ) already has four children. Her growing daughter doesn't want any more siblings because she fears that she won't be able to go to college. Barbara also wants to finish her interrupted studies. Although she finally had to give up her plans to study, she decided to have another child.

3rd part: year 1996

Christine Cullen ( Anne Heche ), a student, becomes pregnant by a professor who considers giving money for the termination of pregnancy to be a natural solution to the problem. She turns to Beth Thompson ( Cher ) , a doctor who specializes in abortion . The practice of Dr. Thompson is besieged by abortion opponents who approach Cullen. One of the women demonstrating, Tessie, introduces Cullen to her own daughter, who already has several children.

Christine's friend and roommate Patti threatens that she would have nothing to do with Cullen if she had an abortion. When the doubting Cullen finally decides to have the operation, Thompson is shot by one of the opponents shortly after the operation. Cullen calls for help while Dr. Thompson dies in her arms.

Reviews

The film received good reviews for its acting and scripts. The script for the first part (1952) was particularly praised.

Awards

The film was in three categories for the Film Award Golden Globe nominations: Demi Moore and Cher as actresses and the film in the category Best TV Movie . There were four Emmy Awards nominations (including those for Producer and Editing), two for the Golden Satellite Award (for Cher and Best Miniseries ), and one for the Image Award (for Jada Pinkett Smith).

The film won the Gold Apple of the National Educational Media Network . Hedy Burress was nominated for the YoungStar Award .

backgrounds

The film was made at a time when the dispute between proponents and opponents of abortion in the United States was coming to a head. There were considerations to release the film only after the presidential election on November 5, 1996; Finally, the Home Box Office broadcast it on October 13, 1996. It was previously shown at a festival in Toronto in September 1996.

Demi Moore has been widely praised for the courage to produce the film.

synchronization

The German version of the film was created at Hermes Synchron based on a dialogue book by Regina Ketten and directed by Monica Bielenstein .

role actor Voice actor
Claire Donnelly Demi Moore Katja Nottke
Mary Donnelly Shirley Knight Christel Merian
Becky Catherine Keener Rita Engelmann
Kevin Donnelly Jason London Frank Schröder
Barbara Barrows Sissy Spacek Susanna Bonaséwicz
John Barrows Xander Berkeley Klaus-Dieter Klebsch
Linda Barrows Hedy Burress Katja Primel
Sally Barrows Janna Michaels Carola Imme
Scott Barrows Ian Bohen Julien Haggége
Ryan Barrows Zack Eginton Konrad Bösherz
Julia Joanna Gleason Evelyn Gressmann
Professor Speras Harris Yulin Jochen Schröder
Beth Thompson Cher Marianne Gross
Christine Cullen Anne Heche Bettina White
Patti Jada Pinkett Smith Nana Spier
Tessie Eileen Brennan
Frances White Lindsay Crouse Joseline Gassen
Jim Harris Craig T. Nelson
Marcia Schulman Diana Scarwid Heidrun Bartholomäus
Shameeka Webb Lorraine Toussaint
Leslie Rita Wilson

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Movies | House of Mute Screams. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .