1996 · drama · family · music
Beyond Silence
Directed by Caroline Link1h 49m1996
Beyond Silence is about a family and a young girl’s coming of age story. This German film looks into the lives of the deaf and at a story about the love for music. A girl who has always had to translate speech into sign language for her deaf parents yet when her love for playing music grows strong she must decide to continue doing something she cannot share with her parents.
Our read: Beyond Silence (1996) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama · family · music entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured drama / family, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
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