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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Director Todd Haynes on ‘Wonderstruck’ and telling stories set in the past

Todd Haynes’s new film, “Wonderstruck,” moves between the 1920s and the 1970s, telling parallel stories of two deaf kids, Ben and Rose, who run away from home to New York City to try to find an absent parent.

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By Madeleine Brand • Oct 20, 2017 • 1 min read

Todd Haynes’s new film, “Wonderstruck,” moves between the 1920s and the 1970s, telling parallel stories of two deaf kids, Ben and Rose, who run away from home to New York City to try to find an absent parent.

Jaden Michael, Oakes Fegley, and Julianne Moore in "Wonderstruck."Photo Credit: Mary Cybulski/Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions.

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