The adventure continues even more for the feature film CODAremake of the French film The Aries Family. The association of Hollywood producers rewarded this independent film on Saturday March 19, 2022 as best movie of the year, thus strengthening his chances at the Oscars where he was nominated in three categories. The prizes awarded by the Producers Guild of America (PGA) are considered a relatively reliable barometer for Oscars which will be awarded this year on March 27.
Transposition in the United States of The Aries Family by Eric Lartigau (2014), CODA, directed by Sian Heder, tells the story of a struggling deaf family. Deaf actors play the main roles: thus, the parents of the heroine who is hearing are embodied by a duo of deaf actors, Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin. Its title is an acronym for “Child of dead adultwhich literally means “hearing child of deaf parents”. The viewer follows Ruby, a hearing high school student, who juggles her musical ambitions and her family’s dependence on her to communicate with the “hearing” world.
Released on AppleTV+, CODA who won the top prize at the SAG Awards at the end of February is now well placed to compete with the big favorite The Power of the Dog by Jane Campion, produced by Netflix. “I have always been drawn to stories full of humanity“, said French producer Philippe Rousseletco-producer of CODAreceiving the award, “sign that there is still hope” in the world. “In music, a coda signifies the end of a movement.“, observed Marlee Matlin who plays Ruby’s mother in CODA, adding: “it’s wonderful to see the public so welcoming our film and it’s wonderful to make history.“The work also won the Writer Guild Awards for best adaptation, as the French producer retweeted.