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Two children from different eras search for what they are missing, in a mesmerizing symmetrical quest.
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Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his home and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out on quests that unfold with mesmerizing symmetry to find what they are missing.
"From the same director of 'Carol', Todd Haynes, this is an adaptation of Brian Selznick's book 'Wonderstruck: The Museum of Wonders', the same author of 'The Invention of Hugo'. It is a creative and fantasy-filled movie, showing how the world looks through the eyes of children - who have hearing impairments in the story. With that said, the soundtrack is essential in 'Breathless'. This is a great movie with great performances from both children and adults, such as Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams and Amy Hargreaves."