In the Land of the Deaf

In the Land of the Deaf (1992)

Documentary

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.

Director: Nicolas Philibert

Casts

	Jean-Claude Poulain as sign language teacher
	Abou Bakar as
	Anh Tuan as Enfant
	Betty as
	Florent as
	Frédéric as
	Jalal as
	Karen as
	Tomo as
	Odile Ghermani as professor
	Babette Deboissy as educator
	Denis Azra as school principal

Crew