Love is Never Silent
– A young woman struggles with her own need for independence and the obligation she feels for her deaf..
A young woman struggles with her own need for independence and the obligation she feels for her deaf parents in this depression-era drama. A friend sees her turmoil and tells her she must find happiness on her own. However, the initial joy she finds in marriage starts to strain under the guilt she feels for deserting her parents and the bitterness they express towards her.
09 Dec 1985
English, American Sign Language
Joseph Sargent
Darlene Craviotto, Joanne Greenberg (novel)
Mare Winningham, Cloris Leachman, Sid Caesar, Phyllis Frelich
Margaret Ryder has always looked after her deaf parents, Janice and Abel. Long the only contact her folks have had with the speaking world, Margaret struggles with whether she should strike out on her own or not. When Margaret decides to make a change and ends up getting married, her parents interpret the move as a betrayal -- and Margaret is forced to figure out a way to bridge her old life with her new one.
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 nominations.
Marian Rees Associates