In the Land of the Deaf

In the Land of the Deaf

99 mins | Documentary | Nov. 25, 1992

The films and methods of Nicolas Philibert, maker of Etre et avoir, have shown him to be one of contemporary cinema’s most acclaimed documentarists. In The Land of the Deaf is an elegantly spare and thoughtful portrait of the rich, diverse, but often isolated culture of the deaf community. The film has tremendous power and value: it educates and transports us to another way of occupying this world, and it does so in a pleasurable, unrushed and intelligent fashion.

In the Land of the Deaf

99 mins | Documentary | Nov. 25, 1992

In the Land of the Deaf
The films and methods of Nicolas Philibert, maker of Etre et avoir, have shown him to be one of contemporary cinema’s most acclaimed documentarists. In The Land of the Deaf is an elegantly spare and thoughtful portrait of the rich, diverse, but often isolated culture of the deaf community. The film has tremendous power and value: it educates and transports us to another way of occupying this world, and it does so in a pleasurable, unrushed and intelligent fashion.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Canal+, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Télévision Suisse-Romande, RAI, Les, BBC, La Sept Cinéma, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Original title Les pays des sourds
Directors Valéry Gaillard, Nicolas Philibert
Writers Nicolas Philibert

Cast

Jean-Claude Poulain

as sign language teacher

Betty

as

Florent

as

Jalal

as

Karen

as

Tomo

as

Odile Ghermani

as professor

Babette Deboissy

as educator

Denis Azra

as school principal