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The Piano
The Piano (1993)
, 2h1
Directed by Jane Campion
Origin Nouvelle zelande
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Piano, Films about disabilities, Political films, Personne sourde ou muette, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Harvey Keitel, Holly Hunter, Anna Paquin, Sam Neill, Kerry Walker, Ian Mune

A mute Scotswoman named Ada McGrath is sold by her father into marriage to a New Zealand frontiersman named Alisdair Stewart, bringing her young daughter Flora with her. The voice that the audience hears in the opening narration is "not her speaking voice, but her mind's voice". Ada has not spoken a word since she was six years old and no one, including herself, knows why. She expresses herself through her piano playing and through sign language, for which her daughter has served as the interpreter. Flora later dramatically tells two women in New Zealand that her mother has not spoken since the death of her husband who died as a result of being struck by lightning. Ada cares little for the mundane world, occupying herself for hours every day with the piano. Flora, it is later learned, is the product of a relationship with a teacher with whom Ada believed she could communicate through her mind, but who "became frightened and stopped listening," and thus left her.
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
, 1h34
Directed by Sam Weisman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Escroquerie, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Martin Lawrence, Danny DeVito, William Fichtner, John Leguizamo, Glenne Headly, Carmen Ejogo

Kevin Caffrey, a thief and connoisseur is at a local auction looking for things worth stealing. He meets Amber Belhaven who is auctioning off her father's painting to pay a hotel bill. When Kevin asks Amber about her hotel room which leads to Amber asking if he was trying to sleep with her, Kevin blinks rapidly and lies while also telling her that when he blinks he lies. When Kevin asks Amber if he could see her sometime Amber pretends to have the same thing Kevin has and says yes. While knowing what hotel she was staying in, he shows up to her room with the painting she auctioned off, having stolen it. Kevin tells Amber about his stealing business which shocks Amber at first but she accepts it in order to be with Kevin, and she later gives Kevin her father's lucky ring.
The Postman
The Postman (1994)
, 1h48
Directed by Michael Radford, Massimo Troisi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Poésie, Films about language and translation
Actors Philippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Anna Bonaiuto, Anna Bonaiuto

Set in the year 1950, Pablo Neruda, the famous Chilean poet, is exiled to a small island in Italy for political reasons. His wife accompanies him. On the island, local Mario Ruoppolo is dissatisfied with being a fisherman like his father. Mario looks for other work and is hired as a temporary postman with Neruda as his only customer. He uses his bicycle to hand deliver Neruda's mail (the island has no cars). Though poorly educated, the postman eventually befriends Neruda and becomes further influenced by Neruda's political views and poetry.
Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
, 1h59
Directed by Randa Haines
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about education, Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Films based on plays, Personne sourde ou muette, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco, Linda Bove, Bob Hiltermann

Sarah Norman (Marlee Matlin) is a troubled young deaf woman working as a cleaner at a school for the deaf and hard of hearing in New England. An energetic new teacher, James Leeds (William Hurt), arrives at the school and encourages her to set aside her insular life by learning how to speak aloud.
Silenced
Silenced (2011)
, 2h3
Directed by Hwang Dong-hyeok
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Films about pedophilia, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Gong Yoo, Jeong Yu-mi, Kim Hyun-soo, Jang Gwang, Baek Seung-hwan, Kim Ji-young

Kang In-ho (Gong Yoo) is the newly appointed art teacher at Benevolence Academy, a deaf school children in the fictional city of Mujin, North Jeolla Province. He has a dark past - his wife was a high school student who committed suicide and his daughter is under the care of his mother. He is excited to teach his new students, yet the children are aloof and distant, trying to avoid running into him as much as possible. In-ho does not give up, however, trying to show the kids that he cares. When the children finally open up, In-ho faces the shocking and ugly truth about the school and what the students have been enduring in secret: the children are being physically and sexually abused by their teachers. When he decides to fight for the children’s rights and expose the crimes being committed at the school, In-ho teams up with human rights activist Seo Yoo-jin (Jung Yu-mi). But he and Yoo-jin soon realize the school’s principal and teachers, and even the police, prosecutors and churches in the community are actually trying to cover up the truth. In addition to using "privileges of former post" (Jeon-gwan ye-u) the accused do not hesitate to lie and bribe their way to get very light sentences.
The King and I
The King and I (1956)
, 2h19
Directed by Walter Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Adventure, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Théâtre, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films, Films about language and translation, Films about royalty
Actors Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Maureen Hingert, Martin Benson, Alan Mowbray

Strong-willed, widowed schoolteacher Anna Leonowens arrives in Bangkok from Wales with her young son Louis after being summoned to tutor the many children of King Mongkut. The two are introduced to the Kralahome, King Mongkut's confidante and Siam's prime minister. His severe countenance makes Louis apprehensive, but Anna refuses to be intimidated and convinces him to disguise his fear ("I Whistle a Happy Tune"). The Kralahome explains he has come to escort them to the Royal Palace where they will live – a violation of Anna's contract, which calls for them to live in a separate house outside the walls of the palace. Despite her threat to return to Singapore, Anna reluctantly disembarks with Louis and the Kralahome.
Project X
Project X (1987)
, 1h48
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Environmental films, Medical-themed films, Comedy science fiction films, Films about apes, Films about disabilities, Political films, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler, Stephen Lang, Jonathan Stark, Jean Smart

The film begins with graduate student Teri MacDonald (Helen Hunt) and her work training a chimpanzee named Virgil to use American Sign Language. When her research grant is not renewed, Virgil is taken away. Teri is told that Virgil will be sent to a zoo. Instead, he is taken to an Air Force base to be used in a top-secret research project involving platforms designed to simulate the operation of aircraft.
Nashville
Nashville (1975)
, 2h39
Directed by Robert Altman, Alan Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Ned Beatty, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, Barbara Baxley, Geraldine Chaplin, Scott Glenn

The overarching plot takes place over five days leading up to a political rally for Replacement Party candidate Hal Phillip Walker, who is never seen throughout the entire movie. The story follows 24 characters roaming around Nashville, in search of some sort of goal through their own (often overlapping) story arcs.
A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash (2015)
, 2h4
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about disabilities, Erotic thriller films, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Dakota Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Aurore Clément, Corrado Guzzanti

The lives of a high profile couple, Marianne Lane (Tilda Swinton) and Paul (Matthias Schoenaerts), a famous rock star and a filmmaker, vacationing and recovering on the idyllic sun-drenched and remote Italian island of Pantelleria, are disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter (Ralph Fiennes and Dakota Johnson) - creating a whirlwind of jealousy, passion and, ultimately, danger for everyone involved.
Read My Lips
Read My Lips (2001)
, 1h55
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Sign-language films, French Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Devos, Olivier Gourmet, Bernard Alane, Olivia Bonamy, Olivier Perrier

The film is set partially in the business offices and partially in the underworld of Paris. Carla, a lonely woman burdened by lack of respect from her co-workers and her only friend, Annie, begins to change after a younger man enters her life.
My Summer in Provence
My Summer in Provence (2014)
, 1h45
Directed by Roselyne Bosch
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, La provence, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Sign-language films, French Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Jean Reno, Anna Galiena, Chloé Jouannet, Lukas Pélissier, Aure Atika, Charlotte de Turckheim

Tandis que leur père a annoncé qu'il quittait la maison, et que leur mère en recherche d'emploi a accepté un stage à Montréal, Léa, Adrien et leur petit frère Théo, sourd de naissance, partent en vacances en dernière minute en Provence chez leur grand-père Paul qu'ils n'ont jamais rencontré. En effet, Paul et sa fille sont brouillés depuis 17 ans, et il n'a jamais été rendre visite à ses petits enfants. C'est leur grand-mère, Irène, épouse de Paul, qui les emmène sans prévenir ce dernier. Dès leur installation, le choc des générations se fait ressentir entre ces ados citadins et connectés, et ce grand-père de prime abord psychorigide et arriéré. Au fil du temps, les petits-enfants découvriront chez leur grand-père, que derrière ce personnage bourru se cache une personne pleine de surprises, ancien hippie et motard ayant parcouru le monde entier avant de se retirer et de cultiver des oliviers. Les vacances ne s'annonceront pas si désastreuses que cela, entre les moments en famille et les rencontres et premières amourettes au village, le pizzaiolo pour la jeune fille, les belles touristes suédoises pour le plus grand. Quant au tout petit, il n'aura d'yeux que pour son grand-père, et ce malgré ses fêlures et son net penchant pour l'alcool.
Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda (1948)
, 1h42
Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Films about disabilities, Films based on plays, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead, Stephen McNally, Jan Sterling

The film is the story of a deaf-mute young woman, Belinda McDonald (Jane Wyman), who is befriended by the new doctor, Dr. Robert Richardson (Lew Ayres), who comes to Cape Breton Island on the east coast of Canada. The doctor realizes that, although she cannot hear or speak, Belinda is very intelligent. She lives on a farm with her father, Black McDonald (Charles Bickford), and her aunt, Aggie McDonald (Agnes Moorehead), and rarely goes into town. The family sells farm goods to the nearby town, mainly flour. Her father and aunt resent Belinda because her mother died giving birth to her. Dr. Richardson teaches Belinda sign language and what things are. Over time, his affection for her grows.