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In the Land of the Deaf

58 %|Nov 25, 1992|Documentary

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.

Featured Crew

Nicolas Philibert
Director
Nicolas Philibert
Writer
Frédéric Labourasse
Director of Photography
Henri Maïkoff
Sound
Françoise Buraux
Production Supervisor
Valéry Gaillard
Assistant Director
Guy Lecorne
Editor
Serge Lalou
Executive Producer