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Land of Silence and Darkness

1971 film

Land of Silence and Darkness (German: Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit) is a 1971 documentary film about deaf-blind people and their experience of life. The film was written, directed, and produced by Werner Herzog. Rolf Illig provided narration.

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Herzog follows Fini Straubinger, a German woman who became deaf-blind early in life, as she visits with other deaf-blind people, and discusses their struggle to live in the modern world.[1] In one scene from the film, the filmmakers visit a home for boys who were born deaf-blind; in another, Fini Straubinger and her friends ride in an aeroplane. In the final scene, a man examines a tree with his hands, and embraces it.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Hoberman, J. (December 1981). "Alien Landscapes, V. 26". Village Voice. New York. p. 66.

Further reading

  • Walsh, Gene (1979). Images at the Horizon: A Workshop with Werner Herzog, Conducted by Roger Ebert. Chicago. p. 22.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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