Hesper

In and around the stadium, the focus is on California, including California sycamores, coast live oaks, blue hesper palms and island snapdragons.

The film featured a screenplay by Mr. Medoff and Hesper Anderson, and starred William Hurt and deaf actress Marlee Matlin, who at 21 years old became the youngest person to win the best actress Oscar, and the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award.

The film featured a screenplay by Medoff and Hesper Anderson, and starred William Hurt and deaf actress Marlee Matlin, who at 21 years old became the youngest person to win the best actress Oscar, and the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award.

The particulars of the sisters’ relationship — “when we were kids, she’d locked me in the pantry with all the canned goods because the cat liked me better,” Hesper remembers — and the knotty connection between their divorced but still-involved parents feel more compelling than the relationship between the novel’s namesakes.

Willa and Hesper do end up unearthing deeper truths about themselves and humanity.