Beyond Silence
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Caroline Link
Sylvie Testud
Howie Seago
Emmanuelle Laborit
Sibylle Canonica
Matthias Habich
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in a small town in southern Germany, a tale which chronicles the life of a young girl whose parents are deaf. Since earliest childhood, Lara has been the bridge between her parents and the outside world. One day, Lara is given a clarinet by her aunt Clarissa, an attractive woman with a zest for life. This gift opens her mind to the wondrous world of music and begins the process of leaving the safe haven of her family behind. Lara's passion for the clarinet causes a rift between her love for her parents and her newfound love of music. As a result, she begins to understand that her unusual childhood does not have to throw a dark shadow over her life; rather, her experience is the well from which she derives strength.
Director
Caroline Link
Cast
Sylvie Testud
Howie Seago
Emmanuelle Laborit
Sibylle Canonica
Matthias Habich
Hansa Czypionka
Tatjana Trieb
Alexandra Bolz
Doris Schade
Horst Sachtleben
Hubert Mulzer
Birge Schade
Stephan Kampwirth
Lea Mekhneche
Laurel Severin
Selestina Stanisavijevic
Julia Lorbeer
Alexis Segovia
Anna Bickhofer
Stefan Spreer
Susann Bieling
Karin Lehmann
Stefan Van Moers
Marta Rodriguez
Jutta Schaad
Ute Cremer
Franz-hermann Hanfstingl
Father Groll
Axel Hauguth
Carmen Hardle
Stephan Lewetz
Anna Muller
Caroline Otto
Benedikt Obermayer
Patrick Schleuter
Noemi Gabelein
Christian Marschal
Ruth Obermayer
Giora Feidman
Joe Basar
Tony Falanga
Annika Pages
Imke Frank
Adam Taubitz
Niki Reiser
David Klein
Giora Feidman
David Klein
Crew
Steffi Abel
Claudia Becker
Jan Bennert
Susann Bieling
Laure Boussard
Tschangis Chahrokh
Ora Bat Chaim
Jakob Claussen
Annabel Dashwood
Sarah Duve
Natascha Eikmeier
Chris Evert
Dino Fekaris
Sylvia Fricker
Joo Furst
Gloria Gaynor
Max Geller
Sabine Gossner
Cristel Graf
Sebastian Grobler
Heidrun Haensch
Rosemarie Hasenhutl
Margarethe Heitmuller
Michael Heitzler
Verena Herfurth
Karin Hoppe
Risa Kes
Constanze Knapp
Michael Kreindl
Emmanuelle Laborit
Lutz Lemke
Caroline Link
Claudia Loewe
Tom Martin
Sylvia Bartsch Mayer
Bill Moody
Heidi Moser-neumayr
Iris Muller
George Naschke
Sigi Naschke
Nessie Nesslauer
Dieter Nobbe
Frederick Perren
Claduio Puntin
Uli Putz
Gunter Puttrich Reignard
Niki Reiser
David Rodgers
Gernot Roll
Patricia Rommel
Martin Schmassmann
Ivo Schmid
Jochen Schmidt
Andreas Schreitmuller
Howie Seago
David Seghezzo
Beth Serlin
Regina Spreer
Crispian St Peters
Thomas Strebel
Brigitta Tauchner
Christina Undritz
Katharina Von Martius
Andreas Von Wangenheim
Luggi Waldleitner
Thomas Woebke
Andreas Wolki
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner of the Tokyo Grand Prize and the winner of the best screenplay award at the 1997 Tokyo International Film Festival.
Winner of the Air Canada People's Choice Award for Most Popular Film at the 1997 Vancouver International Film Festival.
Winner of the Gold Plaque for special mention at the 1997 Chicago International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States January 1997
Released in United States June 1998
Released in United States November 1997
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States October 1997
Released in United States on Video February 16, 1999
Released in United States Summer June 5, 1998
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 9-19, 1997.
Shown at Filmfest DC in Washington, DC April 22 - May 3,
Shown at Florida Film Festival June 12-21, 1998.
Shown at Goteborg Film Festival in Goteborg, Sweden January 30 - February 8, 1998.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 3-13, 1996.
Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 2-7, 1998.
Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.
Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) November 1-10, 1997.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.
Feature directorial debut for Caroline Link.
1998.
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Goteborg Film Festival in Goteborg, Sweden January 30 - February 8, 1998.)
Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.)
Released in United States on Video February 16, 1999
Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at Florida Film Festival June 12-21, 1998.)
Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 2-7, 1998.)
Released in United States Summer June 5, 1998 (NY, LA)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 3-13, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 9-19, 1997.)
Released in United States November 1997 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (in competition) November 1-10, 1997.)
Released in United States November 1997 (Shown in New York City (MoMA) as part of program "Recent Films from Germany" November 1-16, 1997.)