Some Kind of Blue (2005)
Adapted from Dominique Mainard’s novel Leur histoire, the French drama film Some Kind of Blue (2005) was brought to life by Alain Corneau. The story follows Clara, a woman who works at a bird shop and is sole caretaker of her deaf-mute daughter Anna. Despite her concerns for Anna, who has never spoken, Clara herself is unable to read and write due to a traumatic incident in her past. After her beloved grandmother Baba was attacked while reading to her, Clara developed a strong aversion to learning literacy skills.
As a result of her daughter Anna’s silence leading to bullying from her peers, Clara has decided to switch her from her current school and enroll her in a school for the deaf-mute, which is run by Vincent. As the principal, Vincent proposes offering specialized Sign Language classes to help with Anna’s integration into the new school.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
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Sylvie Testud
Sergi López
Camille Gauthier
Mar SodupeAdapted from Dominique Mainard’s novel Leur histoire, the French drama film Some Kind of Blue (2005) was brought to life by Alain Corneau. The story follows Clara, a woman who works at a bird shop and is sole caretaker of her deaf-mute daughter Anna. Despite her concerns for Anna, who has never spoken, Clara herself is unable to read and write due to a traumatic incident in her past. After her beloved grandmother Baba was attacked while reading to her, Clara developed a strong aversion to learning literacy skills.
As a result of her daughter Anna’s silence leading to bullying from her peers, Clara has decided to switch her from her current school and enroll her in a school for the deaf-mute, which is run by Vincent. As the principal, Vincent proposes offering specialized Sign Language classes to help with Anna’s integration into the new school.
