The Music Never Stopped Page #2

Synopsis: Tale of a father who struggles to bond with his estranged son Gabriel, after Gabriel suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. With Gabriel unable to shed the beliefs and interests that caused their physical and emotional distance, Henry must learn to embrace his son's choices and try to connect with him through music.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Jim Kohlberg
Production: Roadside Attractions
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
PG
Year:
2011
105 min
$258,077
Website
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I don't know what happened,

but I don't see

any significant change

in his functioning this morning.

We'll certainly keep observing.

But I have noticed

a difference in him.

What do you mean?

L... I think Gabriel remembered

part of a television commercial.

We were eating lunch, and I asked him

if he'd like a sip of Ooke,

and he said, "It's the thing"

"It's the real thing. "

Yeah.

What is?

No, it's the commercial.

I think the line is "It's the real thing. "

Yeah. That commercial

was on the TV in the rec room.

Well it's possible to read into

Gabriel's behavior

in any number of ways.

But he remembered

a commercial.

Gabriel was watching TV.

Helen, the fact is

the tumor has destroyed

some of Gabriel's cognitive functions

and the parts of the brain

that operate them.

But he made a connection.

He may make random

or repetitive connections,

but they won't be consistent

or indicate a recovery of memory.

I'm sorry.

Oome on, Helen.

Let's go home.

Thank you, doctor.

This is Cap Carsen throwing you

back to 1968 and the Tulips,

their top 10 hit,

It's about Summer.

All the kids, they want today

All they ever think about's

about summer

Please leave it on.

It's about summer

All the kids, they want today

All they ever think about

is about summer

It's about summer

All the kids, they want today

All their problems to go away

It's about summer

- It's about...

- One second!

You want to spray

something in here?

Hey, Dad.

Gabriel, your mother's

just about ready with dinner.

Far out. I'm starving.

Ah, man, that's great.

I'm so hungry.

Yeah.

Uh, unfortunately, there's not

enough for everyone tonight.

Th-that's okay. We were...

Mr. Sawyer, we were just saying

that we were hungry for our own dinners

that our own Mrs. Sawyers

were gonna cook for us.

It'll just be a second, Dad.

We'll be finished in a sec.

I'll be upstairs.

About summer

It's about summer

All the neighborhood cats and dogs...

Hello.

Yes.

Get along in the summer...

Are you sure there's

not a mistake?

Henry, are we okay?

What?

They just called from the hospital

and said our bill hadn't been paid.

Is everything all right?

Everything's fine.

I'll get around to it.

I'm sleeping.

Helen. How are you?

Fine, and you?

Doing well. How's Gabriel?

He's doing better.

Great.

That's great. And, uh, Henry?

He's fine. You know, he was much

happier when he was working.

We wish he could still be here.

I'm offering you

the next-best thing.

What's that?

Me.

My family needs the extra income.

I could start immediately,

and I'd make a great

assistant or secretary.

Helen, you've never

worked before, have you?

Mike, my husband was an engineer

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