I enjoyed the film when I saw it in German. That was years ago, so it is with some hesitancy that I write the following: I think some scenes (such as one where the female lead places an insect on her lover's chest) were cut from the film for US release. I cannot be sure because I do not have a German release with which to compare the films. If anyone can say more, please say so in comments to this review--especially if I'm remembering a different film!
I love the movie. I thought it was well written, easy to understand and easy to write a report about. The actress and actor performed well. I learned alot about the subject, the reason I bought the movie.
If some one want to know about a hearing child with deaf parents, this should be their first choice for information. I was impressed with the contents of the movie and in the order in which it was shown.
Great movie,even if I didn't have to write a report on that subject, I still would have enjoyed the movie.
Although in german (but english subtitles), this is a movie I wan't to share with people. See it.
"DVD"
2009-01-13
- Reviewed By An Amazon User
I order two DVD Sound and Fury and Beyond Silence for a Holiday gift on December 10, 2008. I received the two DVD on December 12, 2008. THe expedition I was very impressive.
Lara cares for her deaf parents but is pulled out of their orbit by her passion for music and her attraction to her aunt, who fosters her passion for the clarinet. Her pursuit of a music conservatory slot and that growing bond with her aunt estranges her from her family.
Her mother's sudden and accidental death forces her to confront some harsh feelings about her father, who resents the primacy of music in his daughter's life.
This largely melancholy film offers a redemptive ending as Lara auditions for a coveted slot in the Berlin music conservatory while her father appears unannounced to offer his wordless support. Love and passion transcend silence and bridges the gap between parallel worlds and family fissures.
"Do we really know what it means to live in opposite worlds?"
Caroline Link was the sensitive director of this engaging movie, a very warmth portrait about a girl of deaf parents, who discovers her love and gift for music.
So, surrounded by worlds of sounds and silence, she tries to find the perfect balance between both islands.
A film of huge and resplendent beauty that must be seen over and over to discover the miracle of the music and the anguish of an endless silence.
Nominated for Best foreign picture in 1998 and winner as Best picture in Tokyo International Film Festival, this is undeniably one of my top twenty films of this decade.
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