Thursday, February 17, 2011

DYSLEXIA MOVIES

DYSLEXIA MOVIES

There are now several movies that clearly focus on aspects od Dyslexia - although this may not be acknowledged in their public promotion.

Many people will have seen the excellent Aamir Kahn movie TAARE ZAMEEN PAR which examines some of the school-based frustrations and anxiety of a small Indian school boy.

Few people however are likely to have recognised that the brilliant Kate Winslet movie THE READER, set in post WW2 Europe, is a brilliant presentation of the moment to moment life events of a woman whose entire existence is tragically determined by her (unidentified) dyslexia.

Similarly the more recent Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush movie THE KINGS'SPEECH focusses on one significant aspect of the life of King George 6th (our Queen's father), and the speech difficulties he experienced, predictably