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(More customer reviews)I have been looking for this ever since the VHS recording that I loaned out to a fellow teacher never made it back to me.
This version is so much more appropriate for the middle school level than "Charly" (i.e. drug and sexual innuendo).
I have a shortened version of the story I use in my textbooks with my students. This movie is a much better fit than "Charly."
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This is the touching story of a gentle, mentally-handicapped man who faces the chance of a lifetime and the hard changes that come with it. After undergoing experimental brain surgery to increase his intelligence, Charlie (Matthew Modine, Have Dreams, Will Travel; TV's Weeds) is emboldened with his newfound genius, but finds himself questioning the value of his intellect and struggling to accept his former self. He confides in Algernon, a lab mouse who has had the same procedure, and his teacher, Alice (Kelli Williams, TV's The Practice), who he begins to fall for. Adapted from Daniel Keyes' timeless novel, Flowers for Algernon is an acclaimed drama of self-discovery, the unbreakable bonds we form with those who understand us, and the capacity we hold to change.
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