krocheav The production team credits for this bio-pic seem to cross two continents and from the finished result - appears everyone proved to be the best choice for their jobs. This movie earned all the accolades metered out to its many accomplishments. Emmy winning producer Gerson Saines strove for 10 years to bring this difficult story to the screen & deserves full credit.Having been the third director offered the job - UK born Mike Jackson (AKF: "Tuesdays With Morrie" '99 & "Denial" '16) proved to be the right man for the task. Jackson, along with fellow UK director of photography Ivan Strasburg capture all the difficult moments in Grandin's life - as she grapples with Autism in all its debilitating and equally grandiose forms. A tour de force performance by Clair Danes (Les Miserables '98) brings Temples' demanding character vividly to life - she is terrific. A surprise to me was Julia Ormond as Temples mother - hers is a well realized performance adding greatly to the final product. David Strathairn (Goodnight and Goodluck '05) in a pivotal role as a teacher of science - fits his character very well. In fact everyone seems ideally cast. Welsh born writer, Christopher Monger's screenplay brings vitality to dialog while highlighting the inability of certain red- neck males to accept a woman's point of view (especialy an autistic woman) - hats raised to those who had the ability to see what was within! Versatile Emmy winning composer Alex Wurman adds a pensive score to a roller coaster ride of sounds and sights - giving us an acute insight to the variety of challenges associated with this condition. How so many people can fail to see the importance of providing adequate welfare to livestock - that sacrifice their lives for the survival of a massive proportion of the worlds Humanity - is incomprehensible to me. Grandin's quite astounding studies in animal behavior and the benefits they brought to the humane slaughter of our vital meat supplying animals is nothing short of inspirational. They should be implemented via enforced law throughout the world. Don't miss this remarkable experience. It's good to see a HBO product that's not simply reliant on sensationalism - it's also currently being featured on Foxtel

sir-mauri Claire Danes won an Emmy and a Golden Globe in 2010 for her wonderful portrayal. Here's one review: "the best tele-movie of the past several years... I can't praise this movie highly enough. It's not maudlin or sentimental, but it is excitingly inspirational. It scores big emotional points with very small touches, the sound of a heartbeat, a tentative touch, a victorious smile. The acting, writing, directing, production values, every sight and every sound in HBO's Temple Grandin is perfect. What an inspiring movie. I love Claire Danes in Homeland and that's what got me to watch this movie. And she was great in it. Not for a second can you see her being out of character, at some point you actually don't feel like it's a movie / acting but more like a documentary.

GeoPierpont Amazing immersion into a role for Danes, I was superbly impressed with her capture of an autistic woman and can only be quite grateful for this wondrous expression. I have limited experience with autism and have only heard negative comments on Jennie McCarthy's treatise on this insidious disease.After viewing this film I was compelled to express my deepest sympathy for all those parents and children dealing with this affliction. I had no concept of the ill treatment and debasement of many trying to fit in with the 'normies'.I found the treatment of Temple's life and many challenges exemplified by the door analogy and found it inspirational. Humane treatment of animals is such an uplifting topic to many and I appreciate the expansion of how to improve their lot in life and death.Claire Danes career who I have followed since Little Women as well as Romeo and Juliet could not have been better vilified with this vehicle to portray her versatility and verisimilitude in a very complex role.High recommend for families dealing with autistic children, compassionate teachers and mothers, blind students, and most of all those of us who are inclined towards compassion towards those who do just do not fit in with others. What an incomparable film!!

Helio Copter Temple Grandin is one of the best films that I have ever seen. I am a big Claire Danes fan from way back, and she is terrific. The rest of the film-making is superb as well. The editing and use of drawing-like visual effect overlays works very well, in particular. Basically, this is a depiction of a real woman who is autistic, and happens to be a leading innovator in dealing with livestock. That may sound like an odd basis for a film, but it works, and it is not boring or dull at all. Granted, it is not full of explosions and sex, but it is absolutely interesting, funny, moving, and more than worthwhile.In pretty much every way, this is an extremely good film, thought provoking and refreshingly different from a lot of what you see.