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Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit (1971)
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22 October 2002 (Hong Kong) morePlot:
Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since her teens, and her work on behalf of other deaf-blind people... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Blind
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Deaf
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Isolation
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Haunting more (8 total)Cast
(Credited cast) | Fini Straubinger | ... | Herself |
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| M. Baaske | ||
| Elsa Fehrer | ... | Herself |
| Heinrich Fleischmann | ||
| Rolf Illig | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| Vladimir Kokol | ||
| Resi Mittermeier | ... | Herself |
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Story of Fini Straubinger who is "trapped" in her own body being both deaf and blind. Since the condition came on later in life she is able to speak and tells us what its like. We also watch as she goes around helping those like her. Communication is done via touching or writing on the hands. It becomes clear that the people in the film with this condition are trying to live full lives. An amazing film that shows us what its like not to be able to hear or see. Hopeful and yet unnerving-its not a state one really wants to contemplate having-its an important film since we see the world with a different set of eyes. Taking the matter even further Herzog and his crew also show us what its like for people born deaf and blind and how hard it is for them to even learn the basic things we take for granted. Moving. Haunting. Worth a look since it will make you reflect on how we get along.