i find it beautiful that this film was not initially supposed to feature deaf actors but the director saw the lead actress and was so impressed that the script was re-written and more deaf people were added to the cast and crew. and the film deals with the topic with such care and it ends up being so important to the overall theme as well as the presentation. i love it.
the two parallel narratives work so well. the use of archival photography really sells the period aspect of the film. the photography and the sound design do a good job of selling the atmosphere since i assume this film didn't have a big budget.
also i absolutely loved the soundtrack(s?). the old-timey music is what you would expect but still super nice. and the newer stuff could've easily been mostly standard jazz or hip-hop influenced but instead it's so bold and eccentric. it almost sounds otherworldly. some very cool sounding instruments that i've probably never heard before. some very tribal sounds, some electronic music here and there, and also some nice synths. it goes from sounding all weird and funny to sad and moving. and the soundtrack is so important because the film refuses to rely too much on dialogue. which makes a lot of sense within the context of the narrative.
i find it beautiful that this film was not initially supposed to feature deaf actors but the director saw the lead actress and was so impressed that the script was re-written and more deaf people were added to the cast and crew. and the film deals with the topic with such care and it ends up being so important to the overall theme as well as the presentation. i love it.
the two parallel narratives work so well. the use of archival photography really sells the period aspect of the film. the photography and the sound design do a good job of selling the atmosphere since i assume this film didn't have a big budget.
also i absolutely loved the soundtrack(s?). the old-timey music is what you would expect but still super nice. and the newer stuff could've easily been mostly standard jazz or hip-hop influenced but instead it's so bold and eccentric. it almost sounds otherworldly. some very cool sounding instruments that i've probably never heard before. some very tribal sounds, some electronic music here and there, and also some nice synths. it goes from sounding all weird and funny to sad and moving. and the soundtrack is so important because the film refuses to rely too much on dialogue. which makes a lot of sense within the context of the narrative.
