Synopsis
Since the earliest days in her childhood Lara has had a difficult but important task. Both her parents are deaf-mute and Lara has to translate from sign-language to the spoken word and vice versa when her parents want to communicate with other people. Getting older and more mature she becomes interested in music and starts to play clarinet very successfully. However her parents are deaf, they cannot share Lara's musical career. The day comes when Lara has to decide between her parents and her own ambitions.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
22.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
18.9%
Critic Consensus
75.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize tragic, emotional, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
tragicemotionalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Sylvie Testud | 1998 | $2,000 | $4,000 | (est) |
| Howie Seago | 1998 | $1,000 | $2,000 | (est) |
| Emmanuelle Laborit | 1998 | $1,000 | $2,000 | (est) |
| Sibylle Canonica | 1998 | $1,000 | $1,000 | (est) |
| Matthias Habich | 1998 | $1,000 | $1,000 | (est) |
| Hansa Czypionka | 1998 | $1,000 | $1,000 | (est) |
| Tatjana Trieb | 1998 | $0 | $1,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score83.0
RT critic review count12
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes4,719
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 1998 | $181,881 | $350,037 |
| International | 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1998 | $181,881 | $350,037 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1998 | $90,940 | $175,019 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1998 | $3,190,000 | $6,139,282 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1998 | $4,463,000 | $8,589,222 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1998 | $81,846 | $157,517 |
| Total Revenues | 1998 | $7,825,787 | $15,061,040 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 1998 | $250,000 (est) | $481,135 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1998 | $146,000 (est) | $280,983 (est) |
| Participations | 1998 | $313,000 | $602,381 |
| Residuals ? | 1998 | $561,000 | $1,079,667 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1998 | $50,000 | $96,227 |
| Total Expenses | 1998 | $1,320,000 | $2,540,393 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1998 | $6,505,787 | $12,520,647 |
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 | The Broken Circle Breakdown | 2013 | Shared genres: 3 | 72.2 | $14,229,836 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $4,201,000, DVD $261,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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