Silent love
Movie | |
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Original title | Silent love |
Country of production | Switzerland |
original language |
German , English , Lithuanian German sign language |
Publishing year | 2001 |
length | 90 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
Rod | |
Director | Christoph Schaub |
script |
Peter Purtschert Christoph Schaub |
production | Marcel Hoehn |
music | Antoine Auberson |
camera | Thomas Hardmeier |
cut | Fee Liechti |
occupation | |
Stille Liebe is a Swiss feature film by director Christoph Schaub from 2001 .
action
Silent love is about the encounter between the nun Antonia and Mikas. Antonia works in a homeless shelter in the city and takes the train there every day from the monastery. On her way to work she meets Mikas, who, like her, is deaf. The two find each other in their common language, sign language, and fall in love. Mikas pretends to be a circus artist, but in reality he is a pickpocket in Switzerland. One day, Mikas is caught by a victim. He tries to flee, but tragically dies in the process. Antonia is very relaxed and sad. But the experiences with Mikas trigger a lot for her, she tackles her life from a new perspective and dares a courageous step into the world. She travels to Washington DC and begins studying at Gallaudet University for the Deaf .
Reviews
“Since it is a love story between two deaf people - probably a premiere in film history - the gestures are the natural means for both of them to communicate. Cinematically, this requires a different approach to communication. The challenge benefits Schaub and sets the film apart from other love stories. Sign language fascinated him as a visual language in space. This fascination remains palpable throughout the film and gives it its freshness. It is a clever trick to tell from the perspective of the - hearing - superior; otherwise it could be a bit strange that the world is presented as the world of the hearing, although two deaf people are presented as identification figures. "
“And that's why, in the end, Silent Love isn't a film that is easy to forget. His pictures just look too unusual, too unexpected. (...) At dawn the nun steps in front of the mirror and looks at her naked body. You have seen something similar a hundred times, but here it looks like it has been newly discovered. "
"Laborit's strong performance as a deaf nun who follows her heart turns the Swiss drama into a satisfying and moving story of coercion and emancipation."
"In Schaub's staging, it became the most beautiful, tender and touching love film that I have seen on screen for a long time."
Web links
- Silent love in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Silent love trailer on the T&C Film website
- Silent love on the Swiss Films website
- Plot and excerpt from a conversation with Christoph Schaub on the artfilm.ch website