love be never silent be an emotional drama set in the 1930s and early 1940s . unlike her parent and margaret be not hearing impaired . therefore and young margaret often find herself act a a buffer and an interpreter for her deaf parent in the hearing world . a a result and margaret youthful innocence be lose at a very young age and often do not inform her parent of the rude comment people say to her parent . in addition and margaret parent and particularly her mother and become alarmed and angry when margaret assert her independence a she get old . friendly neighbor mr. petrakis be one of the few who fully understand margaret difficult circumstance . in the tradition of it a wonderful life and love be never silent build and set the stage throughout the movie for the highly emotional scene towards the end of the film when margaret finally stand up to her demand parent . mare winningham be brilliant a margaret . sid ceaser be convince a mr. petrakis . cloris leachman be great in this rare departure from comedy . i highly recommend this emotional film .