Anya's Bell
| Anya's Bell | |
|---|---|
| Written by | David Alexander |
| Directed by | Tom McLoughlin |
| Starring | Della Reese Mason Gamble Kelly Rowan Tom Cavanagh |
| Music by | Lee Holdridge |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Karen Danaher-Dorr Graham Ludlow Franklin Lett Sam Okun |
| Cinematography | Gordon Lonsdale |
| Editor | Charles Bornstein |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Production companies | Left/Reese International Productions Erratic Entertainment Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | October 31, 1999 |
Anya's Bell is a television film that aired on CBS on October 31, 1999, starring Della Reese as Anya Herpick.
Plot[edit]
In 1949, Anya is a blind woman who was always taken care of by her mother. Anya copes with her loneliness by collecting bells, a situation which becomes worse when her mother dies. Now middle-aged and alone, Anya befriends a 12-year-old delivery boy, Scott Rhymes. Scott is considered "slow", though later it is revealed that he is dyslexic (a disorder not commonly understood at that time).[1] Anya teaches him to read Braille, which Scott rapidly learns, and the two become close friends.
Cast[edit]
- Della Reese as Anya Herpick
- Mason Gamble as Scott Rhymes
- Kelly Rowan as Jeanne Rhymes
- Tom Cavanagh as Patrick Birmingham
Awards[edit]
- 2000 Young Artist Award: Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot: Leading Young Actor - Mason Gamble (won)[2]
- 2000 Humanitas Prize (nominated)[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Anya's Bell". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 2006-04-26. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ "21st Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19.
- ^ Lasky, David Jay (June 28, 2000). "Humanitas nominees announced". Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1999 television films
- 1999 films
- Fiction about dyslexia
- 1999 drama films
- Films set in the 1940s
- Films directed by Tom McLoughlin
- Films scored by Lee Holdridge
- CBS films
- 1990s English-language films
- Films about disability in the United States
- Films about blind people in the United States
- American drama television film stubs