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Actors: Sylvie Testud, Emmanuelle Laborit, Howie Seago
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Beyond Silence |
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This German film details the tensions which can develop between family members when one or more of them is physically different. Lara is a bright, personable child who acts as the liaison between her parents, who are deaf mutes and communicate solely via sign language, and the rest of the world. Her parents even take her out of school to accompany them to the bank, so that she can communicate their wishes to the loan officer.
One Christmas, Lara's aunt gives her niece a clarinet, and Lara embraces the world of music. Of course, it's difficult for the child's parents to share their daughter's passion, and this causes rifts in the family.
Fast forward ten years. Having graduated from high school, Lara is wrestling with whether or not to audition for a prestigious music academy in Berlin, hundreds of miles away from home. A romantic relationship with a teacher of deaf children helps Lara come to a decision as to whether to strike out on her own or remain with her increasingly dependent parents.
--Elana Starr, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Beyond Silence |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- fighting with parents
Family, caring for sick?
Yes
Who is sick?
- Father
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- sex under blankets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- German
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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