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The Music Never Stopped is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 18 march 2011 with J. K. Simmons
The Music Never Stopped (2011)
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Add to a movie listThe Music Never Stopped is a 2011 American drama film directed by Jim Kohlberg, who makes his directorial debut from a script by Gwyn Lurie and Gary Marks.
It premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and was given a limited release in the US on March 18, 2011.
Synopsis
Based on Oliver Sacks' essay The Last Hippie, the film tells the father-son relationship between Henry Sawyer (J.K. Simmons) and his son, Gabriel (Lou Taylor Pucci), who suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. Henry, with his son unable to shed light on their strained relationship, must connect with him through music.Actors
J. K. Simmons
(Henry Sawyer)
Julia Ormond
(Dianne Daley)
Mía Maestro
(Celia)
Lou Taylor Pucci
(Gabriel Sawyer)
Tammy Blanchard
(Tamara)
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