Saturday, May 28, 2011

Out on DVD

A documentary called In the Land of the Deaf or Le Pays des sourds is out on DVD this week. The 1992 film by French director Nicolas Philibert follows the lives of deaf people of all ages and walks of life. The film is presented French Sign Language and French, with English subtitles and closed captions. Philibert's uses little dialogue to let the subjects to communicate their feelings. It earned a Peabody Award for excellence.