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Title:

In the land of the deaf [videorecording] / produced by Les Films d'ici ... [et al.] ; an International Film Circuit release ; a film by Nicolas Philibert ; producer, Thierry Roisin.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Publisher:

Kino on Video,

Copyright Date:

c1994

Description:

1 videocassette (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

Deaf--France--Social conditions.
Deaf--France--Social life and customs.
Deaf--France--Interviews.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Authors:

Philibert, Nicolas.
Roisin, Thierry.
Les Films d'ici.
International Film Circuit (Firm)
Kino on Video (Firm)

Notes:

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Summary:

This documentary explores deaf life and culture in France, and the growing controversy involving "curing" deafness. Includes portraits of a charismatic sign language teacher, a woman treated as mentally ill because her hearing problem was misdiagnosed, a young man who remembers the first horrifying experience of hearing with an aid, and a newlywed deaf couple trying to communicate with a real estate agent.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)33363320

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Des Moines)