Unter anderer Sonne (1962)

Unter anderer Sonne: Directed by Arthur Penn. With Anne Bancroft, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine. The story of Anne Sullivan’s struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.

“I havenu0026#39;t seen acting like this in a long time! Patty Dukeu0026#39;s portrayal of young Helen Keller shocked me with its intensity, rightness, and sensitivity. Anne Bancroft also played a tough role and did so brilliantly.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe other supporting roles were, of course, a bit stilted in the traditional Southern way, but added to the drama nonetheless. I still gave this movie a u0026quot;10u0026quot; despite having issues with the way director Penn handled the flashback scenes…a bit cheesy and not quite in keeping with the underlying plot in all cases. That said, the dinner scene with Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft is 100%+ riveting in a way seldom seen and the movie deserves its accolades just for that scene alone.”