The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
- 10.0
- 124 mins
- Drama
Storyline
John, a deaf and mute man, rents a bedroom in a small town to be closer to his friend, Spiros, who is also deaf. John attempts to strike up a friendship with Mick, the teenage daughter of his disabled landlord, and meets the town drunk.
Plot Keywords
disabled person, friend, alcoholic, doctor, daughter, drunk, brooding, engaging, somber, small town, house, doctor's office, bedroom, american south, small-town life, illness, alcoholism, friendship, relationships, growing up, discovery, transformation, 1960s
Short Review
Not that Robert Ellis Miller is a John Huston, but his bald statement of the facts from The Heart is a Lonely Hunter does bludgeon its way to a quiet, touching outcry against the terrors of loneliness.
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