Beyond Silence (1996)

An engaging and sensitive portrait of familial love, Jenseits der Stille (1996) tells the story of Lara, a young woman who must negotiate life by translating her deaf parents’ sign language into the spoken word. When Lara discovers her musical talent, their world threatens to collapse. A nighttime skinny-dipping scene highlights the distant but nevertheless luscious three B’s of Sylvie Testud.