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Mar 19, 1980 · Land of Silence and Darkness: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Fini Straubinger, M. Baaske, Elsa Fehrer, Heinrich Fleischmann. Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since adolescence, and her work on behalf of other deaf and blind people, this film shows how the deaf and blind struggle to understand and ...
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- Werner Herzog
- 1980-03-19
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.
Werner Herzog examines the world of Fini Straubinger, a woman who uses her own conditions of blindness and deafness to call attention to others who are similarly afflicted.
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- Werner Herzog
Land of Silence and Darkness. Werner Herzog’s profound and deeply moving documentary about the experiences of a community of deaf-blind people. Documentary 1971 85 mins.
Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since her teens, and her work on behalf of other deaf-blind people, this film shows how the deaf-blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.
Land of Silence and Darkness. Summaries. Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since adolescence, and her work on behalf of other deaf and blind people, this film shows how the deaf and blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.
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“Land of Silence and Darkness” explores the unique experiences of deaf-blind people, how they perceive and approach the world, and how they are treated by society. It especially focuses…
