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In the Land of the Deaf (1992)

In the Land of the Deaf (1992)

Documentary
Release Date: 1992, November 25
Directors: Nicolas Philibert
Countries: Switzerland, France, United Kingdom, Italy
Production: BBC, La Sept Cinéma, Les, CNC, Canal+, TSR, RAI, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Cast: Jean-Claude Poulain, Anh Tuan, Odile Ghermani, Babette Deboissy, Denis Azra

Overview:

Anyone who has ever ventured to the "Land of the Deafs" will have been struck by the strangeness of the choreographed signs with which deaf people express themselves. Developed ages ago, these signs constitute a veritable language. As precise and subtle as speech, they are as effective as spoken language in making a declaration love or providing a detailed technical description. Jean-Claude, Jeanine, Eric, Cyril, Alain, Juliette, Guy, Aurélien and René have one thing in common - they are all profoundly deaf. So they dream, think and communicate in sign language. Which means that they see the world differently. Viewers embark with them on a discovery of the distant land of the deaf, where sight and touch assume enormous importance.