Land of Silence and Darkness

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.

Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit
EnglishLand of Silence and Darkness
Directed byWerner Herzog
Produced byWerner Herzog
Written byWerner Herzog
StarringFini Straubinger
Narrated byRolf Illig
Music byJ.S. Bach, Vivaldi
CinematographyJörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Edited byBeate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Production
company
  • Referat für Filmgeschichte
  • Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Distributed byWerner Herzog Filmproduktion
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman, German Sign Language

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. 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.


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