Product Details

• Actors: Cox Habbema, Nelly Frijda, Henriette Tol, Edda Barends
• Directors: Marleen Gorris
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, Mono
• Subtitles: English
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: embassy home enterainment
• Run Time: 92.0 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000ETYCDS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,699 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

One of the most acclaimed and provocative films in the feminist canon. When a male store manager fingers a woman for shoplifting, two female strangers unexpectedly come to her aid -- and soon the man is dead. The three women are put on trial for the killing, and a female psychiatrist appointed by the judge tries to find the motive behind the crime. She soon learns that they all have endured brutal treatment by the men in their lives. Before the trial is over, the psychiatrist has started to question her own feelings towards men, including her husband.Original Dutch language version, subtitled in English. A Sigma Films Production. A Quartet Films Release. Additional Cast: Edyy Brugman (Ruud), Dolf de Vries (Boutique Manager), Cees Coolen (Police Inspector), Onno Molenkamp (Pathologist), and Hans Croiset (Judge). Additional Crew: Lodewijk de Boer (Music).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible, provocative film, August 26, 2006

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Melanie Votaw (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Question of Silence (VHS Tape)

This film always provides for lively and controversial conversation. It's an amazing examination of the relationship between the sexes. Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Want it on DVD, January 13, 2009

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Faye Ku "I cook by the book" (Bellevue, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Question of Silence (VHS Tape)

I hope that this will make it to DVD so I can watch it again. It made a big impression on me when I watched it fifteen years ago as a single college student, and I was wondering how I would react to it this time as a mom of two boys, mid-divorce. I'm so curious, I almost think I might get it and watch it at a friend's house. It's sad to me that great movies like this might stop being viewed and talked about, now that it can't make the online rental queues.

I warn you, that probably no men will "get" this movie, and some women won't either. The amazing thing about this movie is that you're either in on the joke or you're not. The joke is dark, not funny. It's about being able to appreciate a point of view.