Land of Silence and Darkness
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English | Land of Silence and Darkness |
Directed by | Werner Herzog |
Written by | Werner Herzog |
Produced by | Werner Herzog |
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Narrated by | |
Cinematography | Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein |
Edited by | Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus |
Music by | J.S. Bach, Vivaldi |
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Distributed by | Werner Herzog Filmproduktion |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Languages | German, German Sign Language |
Land of Silence and Darkness (German: Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit) is a 1971 documentary film about deaf-blind people and their experience of life. The film was written, directed, and produced by Werner Herzog. Rolf Illig provided narration.
Herzog follows Fini Straubinger, a German woman who became deaf-blind early in life, as she visits with other deaf-blind people, and discusses their struggle to live in the modern world.[1] In one scene from the film, the filmmakers visit a home for boys who were born deaf-blind; in another, Fini Straubinger and her friends ride in an aeroplane. In the final scene, a man examines a tree with his hands, and embraces it.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Hoberman, J. (December 1981). "Alien Landscapes, V. 26". Village Voice. New York. p. 66.
Further reading[]
- Walsh, Gene (1979). Images at the Horizon: A Workshop with Werner Herzog, Conducted by Roger Ebert. Chicago. p. 22.
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Categories:
- 1971 films
- 1971 documentary films
- German documentary films
- West German films
- German-language films
- German Sign Language films
- Tactile signing-language films
- Documentary films about blind people
- Films directed by Werner Herzog
- Documentary films about deaf people
- Biographical documentary film stubs
- 1970s German film stubs