In the Land of the Deaf
1992 · 99 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 384 VOTES · DIR. Nicolas Philibert
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 619 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:38 IN THE LAND OF THE DEAF
00:06:29 No, not that...
00:14:56 Ah, yes, it's not on properly
00:19:15 This is my name sign
00:21:59 After a couple of months I was signing fluently
00:29:13 No
00:32:10 When I started school...
00:34:25 My father only knows the sign for the Institute St Jacques
00:39:09 I already got a present from him at school last week
00:44:18 No, he doesn't either
00:50:49 Nudge him
00:56:29 ...that we would go to America...
00:58:29 Is it like this?
01:00:26 ...Roxane?
01:02:44 The asylum was run by nuns
01:05:41 Not like that
01:08:17 Yes
01:11:37 Will you marry me?
01:14:25 ...when I arrived at the nursing home...
01:17:46 What's the matter, darling?
01:22:48 It's separate
01:26:00 He's made progress in mathematics
01:28:07 - Thank you, Madame - Very good, Abou
25:00:00 With special thanks to: "SkyFury"