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enfants du silence, Les

2006 23 min
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This film looks at the world of children with hearing loss and the importance of early diagnosis. With its straightforward, rigorous cinematic style and intimate approach to the subject, the film focuses on the human rather than the technical side of the problem of hearing impairment. It urges parents to be vigilant, because early diagnosis facilitates treatment. In French with English subtitles.

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This film looks at the world of children with hearing loss and the importance of early diagnosis. With its straightforward, rigorous cinematic style and intimate approach to the subject, the film focuses on the human rather than the technical side of the problem of hearing impairment. It urges parents to be vigilant, because early diagnosis facilitates treatment. In French with English subtitles.

Health and Medicine People with disabilities Children and Youth All subjects
  • director
    Michel Brault
  • images
    Michel Brault
  • producer
    Victor Jobin
    Fernand Dansereau
  • commentary
    Claude Jutra
  • editing
    Claude Jutra
  • sound
    Marcel Carrière
    Antoine Pelletier
  • sound mixer
    Ron Alexander
    Roger Lamoureux
  • narration
    Lucie de Vienne
  • music
    Maurice Blackburn

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Education

Ages 15 to 16
School subjects
Media Education - Documentary Film Technology Education - Communications and Technology
This film could be part of a study of filmmaker Michel Brault's body of work, from a historical perspective. One interesting aspect of the film to look at is how lighting is used to portray the characters. This 1962 production is ideal for examining the positive effects of new communications technologies on the daily lives of people with hearing impairments.

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