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LAND OF SILENCE AND DARKNESS

Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit

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Directed by Werner Herzog
West Germany, 1971
Documentary

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A portrait of 56-year-old Fini Straubinger, who has been blind and deaf since she was young. Moving and intense, Land of Silence and Darkness is widely considered one of Werner Herzog’s greatest documentaries.

Synopsis

A portrait of 56-year-old Fini Straubinger, who has been blind and deaf since she was young. Moving and intense, Land of Silence and Darkness is widely considered one of Werner Herzog’s greatest documentaries.

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Land of Silence and DarknessDirected byWerner Herzog

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Awards & Festivals

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Cannes Film Festival
1972 | Directors' Fortnight
New York Film Festival
1973
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2018
Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
1999
2001
2017

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