#Coda movie movie#

MONDELLO: The teacher's solution - he teams her with her crush for the fall concert.ĮUGENIO DERBEZ: (As Bernardo Villalobos) I need a duet - 'You're All I Need To Get By.' You know? I talked funny when I first started school. JONES: (As Ruby) Other kids make me nervous. MONDELLO: Then gets to class, and it plays on all her insecurities. Miles, a guy Ruby has a crush on, has just signed up for choir. It's a new school year and time to sign up for electives.

#Coda movie movie#

Now, may I just say we're maybe nine minutes into this movie and already 'CODA' is into smarter, more genuine and more amusing territory than most coming-of-age romances, which is what it's about to become. Later at dinner, Ruby is annoyed that her playing music at the table is considered rude, but Tinder is OK - helping her brother sift through potential girlfriends - because her mom signs, we can do that together. Then Ruby relents - for two weeks - and at that they both erupt. MONDELLO: Ruby signs this as, you can never have sex again. You both have to keep the area dry and avoid sex for two weeks. JASON PUGATCH: (As Doctor) I'll give you an antifungal cream. And it embarrasses her still when she has to translate for her parents during a trip to the doctor about a problem they have down there.

It embarrassed her as a kid when her folks would show up at school, rap music blasting from their pickup because that way they could feel the bass. The film's title, 'CODA,' stands for Child of Deaf Adults, a circumstance that set Ruby apart as long as she can remember. MONDELLO: And that's 'cause she's the only hearing person in her family. The radio's blasting, but only Ruby sings along.ĮMILIA JONES: (As Ruby, singing) And I just want to tell you right now.

The film is a family drama - it's called 'CODA' - that critic Bob Mondello says has a heart as big as the great outdoors it starts in.īOB MONDELLO, BYLINE: A fishing boat off the coast of Massachusetts, Ruby, up since 3 a.m., as she is every day, reeling in the catch with her dad and her brother before heading out to high school. The opening film at this year's Sundance Film Festival didn't just win awards, including the Grand Jury Prize it also won the highest purchase price in Sundance history - $25 million - and that's in the middle of the pandemic.