Beyond Silence (1996 film)

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Jenseits der Stille
Jenseits der Stille.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Caroline Link
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Gernot Roll
Edited by Patricia Rommel
Music by Niki Reiser
Production
companies
  • Claussen + Wöbke Filmproduktion [1]
  • Roxy Film [1]
Distributed by Buena Vista International [1]
Release date
  • 19 December 1996 (1996-12-19)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages
Box office$11.5 million [2]

Beyond Silence (German : Jenseits der Stille) is a 1996 German film directed by Caroline Link. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards. [3]

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Plot

The film tells the story of Lara, who grows up as the daughter of deaf parents, Martin and Kai. Lara herself is hearing and is fluent in sign language. Even as a young child, she serves as an interpreter for her parents in many situations, such as credit negotiations at the bank as well as her own parent–teacher conference, although not always completely truthfully.

Lara receives a clarinet for Christmas from Clarissa, her father's sister and an enthusiastic musician. Lara discovers the world of music, where her parents cannot follow her. In the years that follow, she is discovered to be a talented clarinet player. When 18-year-old Lara wants to study at a music conservatory in Berlin, the family seems to break apart. Lara finds love in Berlin with a teacher of deaf children.

After Kai is killed in a bicycle accident, Lara's grieving father feels abandoned. Lara bounces from her family home, to her aunt's, to her uncle's before returning to her childhood home. The ending seems to reconcile it all: Martin tries to understand the love of music that his daughter feels, and the film ends with a cautious reunion between him and Lara.

Cast

Reviews

Beyond Silence has an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [4]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
1997 Bavarian Film Awards Best Director Caroline Link Won
Best Film Score Niki Reiser Won
Chicago International Film Festival Special MentionCaroline LinkWon
Best FilmCaroline LinkNominated
Deutscher Filmpreis Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Sylvie Testud Won
Best EditingNiki ReiserWon
Outstanding Feature FilmCaroline LinkWon
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Emmanuelle Laborit Nominated
Best DirectionCaroline LinkNominated
Guild of German Art House CinemasGerman FilmCaroline LinkWon
Palm Springs International Film Festival Best Foreign Language FilmCaroline LinkNominated
Tokyo International Film Festival Best Screenplay AwardCaroline LinkWon
Tokyo Grand PrixCaroline LinkWon
Vancouver International Film Festival Most Popular FilmCaroline LinkWon
Young Artist Award Best Family Feature - ForeignCaroline LinkNominated
Best Performance in a Foreign Film Tatjana Trieb Nominated
1998 Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film Caroline LinkNominated
National Board of Review Top Foreign FilmsCaroline LinkWon

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References

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