Jenseits der Stille (1996)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Caroline Link

Writers:

Caroline Link (writer) and
Beth Serlin (writer)

Release Date:

5 June 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

Über das Leben, die Liebe und den Klang des Schnees.

Plot:

Since the earliest days in her childhood Lara has had a difficult but important task. Both her parents...

Plot Keywords:

Clarinet | Sign Language | Deaf Mute | Nudity | Skiing

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 10 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Sylvie Testud	...	Lara
Tatjana Trieb	...	Lara als Kind (Lara as Child)
Howie Seago	...	Martin
Emmanuelle Laborit	...	Kai
Sibylle Canonica	...	Clarissa
Matthias Habich	...	Gregor (Clarissa's husband)
Alexandra Bolz	...	Marie
Hansa Czypionka	...	Tom
Doris Schade	...	Lilli
Horst Sachtleben	...	Robert
Hubert Mulzer	...	Herr Gärtner
Birge Schade	...	Fräulein Mertens
Stephan Kampwirth	...	Bankbeamter
Lea Mekhméche	...	Johanna
Laurel Severin	...	Martin als Kind

Also Known As:

Beyond Silence (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German | German Sign Language | English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 (video rating) | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Germany:6 (bw) | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | USA:R (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Arte

Quotes:

Lara: The saddest things in life are separations and deaths. I don't want to say good-bye anymore. I've had enough of that.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Cause toujours! (2004)

Soundtrack:

Weihnachten

One reason,why the german film is still alive!

German films are like a tombola.You pull a lottery ticket and mostly its waste money. But sometimes you have luck and your ticket is the jackpot. Caroline Link,the director,from Bad Nauheim,my home town,is with Tom Tykwer and Hans-Christian Schmid the only hope for the german film. It was her first film for the cinema and then it was nominated for the golden globe. Its a wonderful film. You can love,hate,dream,cry and laugh. The protagonists are all very believeable. Mrs.Link doesn t need any special effects or optical drumbaborium to tell her story. One newspaper wrote,as good as candle-light,and thats the perfect description of the film. And I want to add,as soft as snow-flakes.