Product Details

• Actors: Jean-Claude Poulain, Abou Bakar, Anh Tuan, Betty, Florent
• Directors: Nicolas Philibert
• Writers: Nicolas Philibert
• Producers: Serge Lalou
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Subtitles: English
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Kino Video
• VHS Release Date: June 24, 2003
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303585914
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #299,328 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting look into the Deaf culture., May 19, 1999

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[e-mail] (Bremerton, Washington, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Land of the Deaf [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am a student of American Sign Language, and saw this movie in my class. I was surprised at my reaction to forcing the children to learn to speak. According to my instructor, who herself is deaf, this is very true to life. I recommend this movie to parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing before making any decision about forcing a child to speak just so that they can be "normal".

5.0 out of 5 stars A very sensible film:, August 5, 2008

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Jaime Guerra "elmaremoto" (Miami, Fl USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Le Pays des sourds [Region 2] (DVD)

I have watched this film twice. What doesn't seize to surprise me is the soundtrack of it all. It may seem to be lacking music for the most part but I wish I had a recording of the sound of this film exactly as it is, it has a rythm that is hard for me to explain. I also enjoyed the many levels of good storytelling it has.

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, Wonderful, Memorable film, October 14, 2007

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FididdlyDaily.blogspot.com "FididdlyDaily.blo... (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Land of the Deaf [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw this documentary in 1992, and it has stayed with me for 15 years! I came to Amazon looking for a copy so I could watch it again.

The film is mostly interviews of French deaf people, and their comments are eye-openers. One man tells how his parents used to come by the orphanage (!) where they'd deposited him to take him to movies; he'd come back and tell the plot to the other deaf kids. Another woman talks about how she likes the sign for "head in the clouds," and demonstrates why (charming!). I think she's the same one who said she lived in a school for the deaf and could never figure out what happened to deaf people when they turned 18. Did they get taken somewhere? Did they die?

Highly recommended--obviously.