In the land of the deaf /
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 h...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | French Sign languages |
| Language Notes: | In French and French sign language; subtitled in English. Closed-captioned. |
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New York :
Kino on Video,
[1995]
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (99 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Production Credits: | Camera, Frédéric Labourasse ; music, Franc̜ois Marillier ; film editor, Guy Lecorne. |