Beyond Silence (1996) Jenseits der Stille (original title)

Director:

Caroline Link

Writers:

Caroline Link and
Beth Serlin

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 | Deaf Mute | Sign Language | Christmas Present | Baby

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 11 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
Selestina Stanissavijevic	...	Clarissa als Kind
Julia Lorbeer	...	Bettina
Anna Bickhofer	...	Bea
Stefan Spreer	...	Walter
Susann Bieling	...	Verkäuferin im Spielzeuggeschäft
Karin Lehmann	...	Sekretärin in Musikhochschule
Stefan von Moers	...	Mitarbeiter der Musikhochschule
Marta Rodriguez	...	Dame bei Konzert
Jutta Schaad	...	Angestellte Musikhochschule
Ute Cremer	...	Professorin Musikhochschule
Franz Hanfstingl	...	Professor Musikhochschule (as Franz-Hermann Hanfstingl)
Pfarrer Groll	...	Pfarrer
Axel Hauguth	...	Arbeitskollege in der Druckerei
Carmen Härdle	...	Pärchen im Liebesfiilm
Stephan Lewetz	...	Pärchen im Liebesfilm
Anna Müller	...	Schulorchester
Caroline Otto	...	Schulorchester
Patrick Schleuter	...	Schulorchester
Noemi Gäbelein	...	Schulorchester
Christian Marschal	...	Schulorchester
Ruth Obermayer	...	Schulorchester
Giora Feidman	...	himself
Joe Basar	...	Gitarrist
Tony Falanga	...	Bass
Annika Pages	...	Lara (voice)

Directed by
Caroline Link

Writing credits
Caroline Link		and
Beth Serlin

Produced by
Jakob Claussen	....	producer
Thomas Martin	....	co-producer
Dieter Nobbe	....	executive producer
Ulrike Putz	....	executive producer (as Uli Putz)
Martin Schmassmann	....	co-producer
Andreas Schreitmüller	....	co-producer
Christina Undritz	....	co-producer
Luggi Waldleitner	....	producer
Thomas Wöbke	....	producer

Original Music by
Niki Reiser

Cinematography by
Gernot Roll

Film Editing by
Patricia Rommel

Casting by
Risa Kes

Production Design by
Susann Bieling

Costume Design by
Katharina von Martius

Makeup Department
Heidi Moser-Neumayr	....	makeup artist
Iris Müller	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Peter Dress	....	executive in charge of production
Claudia Loewe	....	production manager
Jens Oberwetter	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sebastian Grobler	....	second assistant director
Margarethe Heitmüller	....	assistant director
Michael Kreindl	....	assistant director

Art Department
Kai Dahl	....	additional assistant production designer
Katja Gruhl	....	additional assistant production designer
Barbara Hass	....	assistant production designer
Horst Johannes	....	assistant set constructor: Mainburg
Oliver Kuhlmann	....	stand-by propman
Peter Ottmann	....	paint atelier
Michaela Quast	....	prop buyer
Susanne Hein	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Sylvia Bartsch Mayer	....	dubbing editor
Jan Bennert	....	foley recordist
Tschangis Chahrokh	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joo Fürst	....	foley artist
Karin Hoppe	....	dubbing supervisor
Georg Müller	....	assistant sound
Julian Müller-Scherz	....	assistant sound mixer
Martin Schinz	....	assistant sound mixer
Brigitte Tauchner	....	foley editor
Andreas Wölki	....	sound

Visual Effects by
Mitch Enzmann	....	motion control photography (as Magicmove)
Joachim Grüninger	....	miniature supervisor: title sequence
Lutz Lemke	....	opticals

Camera and Electrical Department
Armin Barkle	....	lighting technician
Jürgen Bauer	....	gaffer
Peter Dombrowka	....	lighting technician
Benjamin Hasenclever	....	key grip
Carsten Pauer	....	lighting technician
Claudia Paulussen	....	best girl
Stefan Spreer	....	assistant camera
Oliver Tiedemann	....	grip
Walter Wehner	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Wolfgang Läubner	....	extras casting
Nessie Nesslauer	....	casting: children
Heike Ulrich	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Constanze Knapp	....	wardrober

Editorial Department
Christa Garmeier	....	negative cutter
Claudia Leininger	....	assistant editor
Ingrid Lingenberg	....	color timer
Julian Reich	....	assistant editor
Nathalie Weidenfeld	....	assistant editor
Matt Garner	....	additional editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Imke Frank	....	musician: cello
Michael Hetzler	....	musician: clarinet
David Klein	....	musician: percussion
Claudio Puntin	....	musician: clarinet
Ivo Schmid	....	musician: bass
Jochen Schmidt-Hambrock	....	composer: additional music
David Seghezzo	....	musician: oboe and English horn
Thomas Strebel	....	music mixer
Thomas Strebel	....	music recordist
Adam Taubitz	....	musician: violin
Andreas von Wangenheim	....	musician: guitar

Transportation Department
Klaus Novak	....	production driver
Jörg Schnitger	....	production driver
Hans Strecker	....	production driver
Jochen Vogel	....	production driver

Other crew
Steffi Abel	....	sign-language teacher
Robert Auer	....	assistant set manager
Claudia Becker	....	title designer
Laure Boussard	....	sign-language translator: Emmanuelle Laborit
Annabel Dashwood	....	clarinet teacher
Peter Dress	....	chief accountant
Sarah Duve	....	script girl
Natascha Eickmeier	....	clarinet teacher
Patricia Flesch	....	trainee
Maximilian Geller	....	clarinet teacher (as Max Geller)
Sabine Gossner	....	sign-language coach
Christel Gräf	....	script consultant
Heidrun Haensch	....	continuity
Rosemarie Hasenhärtl	....	sign-language coach
Sabine Herfurth	....	trainee
Verena Herfurth	....	set manager
Stephan Langin	....	trainee
Nicolaus Metzger	....	assistant set manager
Nicole Meyer-Brunswick	....	additional production assistant
Bill Moody	....	sign-language translator: Howie Seago
Kerstin Nieschke	....	additional production assistant
Jens Oberwetter	....	accounting assistant
Gunter Puttrich-Reignard	....	sign-language coach
David Rodgers	....	script consultant
Patty Saffeels	....	production assistant (as Patricia Saffeels)
Regina Spreer	....	continuity
Jens-Christian Stoer	....	location scout: Berlin
Peter Vit	....	projectionist
Nathalie Wiedemann	....	assistant video technician
Chris Evert	....	location manager (uncredited)
Thomas Schlesinger	....	script consultant (uncredited)

Thanks
Dominik Graf	....	special thanks
Bob Hiltermann	....	special thanks (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Arte
• Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
• Claussen & Wöbke Filmproduktion GmbH
• Roxy Film
• Schweizer Fernsehen (FS)
• Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR)

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (1997) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Cinemien (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Miramax Films (1998) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Argentina Video Home (1998) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Homescreen (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Future Effects (under water sequence)
• MagicMove GmbH (under water sequence)

Other Companies

• ARRI Sound  sound re-recording
• Ana Radice Presse Organisation  press relation
• Applied Film Theory  camera cranes, remote heads
• Arri  camera equipment
• Arri  sound mixed at
• Huber & Co. Assekurenzmakler  insurance
• Intervision Cinerent  lighting equipment (as Intervision)
• Sonoton Musik-Verlag  music
• Sparks Filmtechnik GmbH  lighting equipment
• Star's Dinner  catering
• Tout en Camion  catering

Also Known As:

"Jenseits der Stille" - Germany (original title)

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:

Roter Salon

Realistic look at life with deaf parents...

I recently rented the movie, "Beyond the Silence," and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

As a sign language interpreter, I have read many books about CODA's (Children of Deaf Adults). I think that "Beyond the Silence" does a pretty good job of showing the difficulty and extra responsibilities that a child with deaf parents experiences.

If you enjoyed this movie, I would suggest reading the book "At a Loss for Words." It's a very touching story about a girl growing up with deaf parents and coming to terms with her feeling of guilt and anger and also love for them.

I'm not trying to be "preachy," but PLEASE don't call deaf people "mute." That term is negative and out-of-date.