Jenseits der Stille

Deutschland Schweiz 1995/1996 Spielfilm
Filmanfang
Duration
06:02 min
Director
Production company
Claussen + Wöbke Filmproduktion GmbH (München-Geiselgasteig), Roxy Film GmbH & Co. KG (München), Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) (München), Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR) (Stuttgart), Arte G.E.I.E. (Straßburg), Schweizer Fernsehen (SF DRS) (Zürich)
Rights statement
Source
Claussen+Putz Filmproduktion GmbH
Kategorie
Filmanfänge

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Film synopsis: Beyond Silence

Lara′s parents are both deaf. Since she is the only member of her family who can hear and speak, she has served as a kind of foreign minister for her family from an early age, translating and negotiating for them in even the most absurd of situations.

When Lara′s vivacious and temperamental aunt Clarissa gives her a clarinet as a present, the girl begins to discover the wonderful world of music. Her father observes this development with waxing unease, as he fears losing his daughter to a world he has no access to. Torn between her love of music and her love of her parents, the growing Lara finally chooses a life of music. When she decides to go to Berlin and attend the music conservatory, the difficult and painful process of leaving home begins ...

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