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Scream from Silence, A

• 1980 ----- color ----- 96 min ----- 16mm
• Rape is an internal act; it attacks the soul. This film is about rape in all its horror. Suzanne, a nurse, is grabbed by a man with a knife and pushed into a van. The film describes the gradual deterioration of a healthy human being who dies because ``something was killed inside her.'' It explores, with unusual techniques, society's attitudes which cause the woman to feel guilty responsible for the assault. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, facts are drawn from case histories. (NOTE: This is a shocking and compassionate film on a subject little discussed. It should be previewed in order to assure that the material is suitable and that the audience will be adequately prepared for its presentation.) (In French with English subtitles)
• Topics: (Law, Psychology: Social, Romance Languages and Literature, Women Studies)

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