(Le Pays des sourds)

Content: 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.

Countries:

France,

Italy,

Switzerland,

United Kingdom

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

99 minutes

Year:

1992

Directors:

Nicolas Philibert

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Production companies:

BBC,

La Sept Cinéma,

Les,

CNC,

Canal+,

TSR,

RAI,

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Actors:

sign language teacher

Enfant

Crews:

Director

Assistant Director

Executive Producer

Director of Photography

Writer