Land of Silence and Darkness

+ BSL intro by deaf filmmaker Sam Arnold

Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit

Herzog’s magnificent, deeply moving documentary about people who are deaf-blind and others still more isolated.

  • Director

    Werner Herzog

  • West Germany 1971. 85min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    U

  • English subtitles

One of Herzog’s greatest films, this profoundly moving documentary concerns people who are deaf-blind and others still more isolated by other disabilities. At once a heartfelt tribute to the courage and kindness of 56-year-old Fini Straubinger, campaigning and caring for others notwithstanding her own troubled history, and a hugely perceptive meditation on life, love, communication and human happiness, the film is quietly magnificent.

Following this introduced screening there will be an opportunity for deaf networking.

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