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| Directed by | Caroline Link |
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| Cinematography | Gernot Roll |
| Edited by | Patricia Rommel |
| Music by | Niki Reiser |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
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| Box office | $11.5 million [1] |
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. [2]
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 comes to a careful reunion between him and Lara.
Beyond Silence has an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [3]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 1997 | Bavarian Film Awards | Best Director | Caroline Link | Won |
| Best Film Score | Niki Reiser | Won | ||
| Chicago International Film Festival | Special Mention | Caroline Link | Won | |
| Best Film | Caroline Link | Nominated | ||
| Deutscher Filmpreis | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Sylvie Testud | Won | |
| Best Editing | Niki Reiser | Won | ||
| Outstanding Feature Film | Caroline Link | Won | ||
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Emmanuelle Laborit | Nominated | ||
| Best Direction | Caroline Link | Nominated | ||
| Guild of German Art House Cinemas | German Film | Caroline Link | Won | |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | Best Foreign Language Film | Caroline Link | Nominated | |
| Tokyo International Film Festival | Best Screenplay Award | Caroline Link | Won | |
| Tokyo Grand Prix | Caroline Link | Won | ||
| Vancouver International Film Festival | Most Popular Film | Caroline Link | Won | |
| Young Artist Award | Best Family Feature - Foreign | Caroline Link | Nominated | |
| Best Performance in a Foreign Film | Tatjana Trieb | Nominated | ||
| 1998 | Academy Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Caroline Link | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | Top Foreign Films | Caroline Link | Won |
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