"Jenseits der Stille" is a rare film to make a high box office. It's a film that goes deep into family situations and is by far the best German film ever made. Every part of this touching film is handled with great precision, clever and sensual, and the actors perform well, including the soundtrack. It is the best among German films at the 14th Munich Film Festival. The film does not emphasize the HANDICAP of deaf and mute parents, but uses an interesting and touching way to describe the daughter Lala as the only support for her parents, because it is difficult to leave the family and pursue her own life. Link always immerses the audience in laughter and tears, but never doubts that the emotions expressed are carefully laid out. With Jenseits der Stille, Link once again proved her prowess, leaving audiences mesmerized by her films for two hours.
It's a seemingly trite subject , but Link makes it all the more real and moving with her unique imagery and stellar cast. She goes to great lengths to dig into the inner world of the characters to impress the audience. "To tell a story, not only entertain the audience, but also touch the soul", this is Link's creed. Therefore, although there is not too much language in the film, the plot is smooth and simple and moving. During the Berlin screening, when the final subtitles of motion picture appeared on the screen, the audience stood up for five minutes.
Going back to the preparatory period of the film "Beyond Silence" is a rather long process. The two actors who played Lala's childhood and teenage years were taught sign language and clarinet for playing Lala. In order to achieve the precision of the film, the production company has been working closely with many deaf organizations and "handicap people in the entertainment industry" during the filming process. Director Link once said this when he recalled the filming process: "The most beautiful moment of the film was filming the service of the deaf and mute people in the church. We asked the deaf and mute people to bring their friends to shoot this scene together, and many of them also became extras. It was very moving to see the deaf people 'sing' the chants together in sign language."
It can be said that Link, who graduated from the Munich Academy of Film and Theater, made a rare and touching masterpiece. The 32-year-old director handles the emotions in the play in a calm and delicate way, without being promiscuous. Including the performance of the actors and the soundtrack, every part of it is handled with great precision and ingenious sensibility.
Link's success also lies in his skillful precision handling of the stories of HANDICAP people, using a series of poetic scenes to make the audience understand the predicament that the deaf people cannot easily understand. It does not blindly emphasize the HANDICAP of deaf and mute parents. Instead, it uses an interesting and touching way to describe the daughter Lala as the only support for her parents, because it is difficult to leave the family and pursue her own life. Link always immerses audiences in laughter and tears, but never doubts that the emotions expressed are carefully crafted.
