Singer is a deaf-mute whose small world brings him in contact with a young girl, Mick, who cherishes a seemingly hopeless dream of becoming a concert pianist. At first hostile, Mick soon becomes friends with Singer, hoping to enlarge his small world. Three other central characters come to Singer for help also, each of them seeing in him a powerful force.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter was released in 1968 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 38 reviews, giving The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) an average rating of 79%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 75%.
With a score of 79%, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1968, which stands at 61%.
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