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In the Land of the Deaf

In the Land of the Deaf

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 25, 1992

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

58%

Original Title

Le Pays des sourds

Production Companies

BBC, La Sept Cinéma, Les, CNC, Canal+, TSR, RAI, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Director

Nicolas Philibert

Description

Anyone who has ever ventured to the "Land of the Deafs" will have been struck by the strangeness of the choreographed signs with which deaf people express themselves. Developed ages ago, these signs constitute a veritable language. As precise and subtle as speech, they are as effective as spoken language in making a declaration love or providing a detailed technical description. Jean-Claude, Jeanine, Eric, Cyril, Alain, Juliette, Guy, Aurélien and René have one thing in common - they are all profoundly deaf. So they dream, think and communicate in sign language. Which means that they see the world differently. Viewers embark with them on a discovery of the distant land of the deaf, where sight and touch assume enormous importance.