She was always there for Helen, and guided her along the way, which I really admire wholeheartedly.) (Fun fact: Helen’s teacher, Annie Sullivan, stays by Helen’s side through all that was good and all that was bad until she unfortunately passed away in the year 1936. Keller arrive at a train station to meet up with the teacher who will be assisting Helen in learning how to communicate through sign language.

James, Helen’s older stepbrother, and Mrs. However, it truly was not young Helen’s fault as she had become blinded and gone mute after suffering an illness when she was much younger, only 19 months old historically speaking. Keller had been in distress after being put in the dilemma of finding a solution to helping Helen communicate and have a better understanding of the world around her, seeing as the child tipped her younger baby sister’s crib to the ground in a fit of rage. Keller is alerted to feed her cake in order to calm her down. The film starts with Helen who lashes out scornfully towards a young boy, because of her inability to communicate, which results in her violently throwing herself on the grass as Mrs. Sullivan, she finally is given the chance to enter the light by being taught a form of sign language. The movie focuses on Annie’s struggle to draw Helen, a blind, deaf and mute girl out of her world of darkness and silence.” As you can predict by the story’s plot, the film is a tribute, in a way, to Helen Keller who was a woman that was unable to speak, hear or see the world around her, and with the help of her teacher Annie, or Ms.

̩̩͙*˚⁺‧͙Īccording to the Disney Wikipedia for the movie, “This movie is the story about Annie Sullivan, (Alison Elliott), and her efforts in working with a young sullen Helen Keller (Hallie Kate Eisenberg).

Distributed: The Wonderful World of Disneyĭuration: 1 hour and 28 minutes (95 minutes)Ĭast: Hallie Kaye Eisenberg, Alison Elliot, David Strathairn, Lucas Black, Kate Greenhouse,

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