Mozart and the Whale

PLOT

Directed by award-winning director Petter Naess and written by Ron Bass, Mozart and the Whale is a dramatic yet romantic comedy that's not your typical love story. Inspired by the story of Jerry and Mary Newport, both people with Asperger's Syndrome, who had married, divorced, then both went through suffering depression and suicidal tendencies. After a few years, they reunited and married again. People suffering Asperger's Syndrome don't naturally find it easy to love despite having hearts that truly ache for it. Asperger's Syndrome can make social interaction painful, unbearable and embarrassing. They also have limited, stereotyped interests and activities as well as have poor communication skills, obsessive or repetitive routines, and clumsiness. But Jerry and Mary had to lose each other to find themselves and realized that love can heal the soul regardless of circumstances.

This story inspired the movie Mozart and the Whale, which tells the tale of Isabelle and Donald. Donald leads a small self-help group for people who suffer from the autistic range and are more affected by their autism then he is. He is a taxi driver with a good heart that loves birds, patterns, routines and has a flair for numbers. When he meets Isabelle through the autism support group, he falls for her and their emotional dysfunctions warn to damage what could be.

Portraying a realistic point of view from the autistic spectrum, Mozart and the Whale is charming and tells an alternative love story.

CAST

Actor	Character
Josh Hartnett	Donald Morton
Radha Mitchell	Isabelle Sorenson
Allen Evangelista	Skeets
Gary Cole	Wallace
Erica Leerhsn	Bronwin
John Carroll Lynch	Gregory
Sheila Kelley	Janice