Director Marielle Heller On Mister Rogers & Telling Kids The Truth

Director Marielle Heller On Mister Rogers & Telling Kids The Truth

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“He wasn’t afraid of any of the hardest parts of childhood,” Marielle Heller says. Her film, ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,’ centers on Fred Rogers’ unlikely friendship with a cynical journalist. Heller talks about casting Tom Hanks as Rogers, capturing his slow style of speaking, and a profound experience she had with her young son because of the show.