While visiting an ear doctor Mr Wasinski discovers that his deafness is linked to a frightening childhood experience. During his consultation the doctor discovers gauze buried deep within his ear canal and upon its removal Mr. Wasinski becomes vulnerable to a barrage of repressed childhood memories. Having lived as a child in Poland during Nazi occupation Mr. Wasinski’s deafness marks the loss of his innocence as a child when separated from his parents during a desperate attempt to escape. The vivid memories suppressed with the aid of his deafness prove a challenge to an aging man who seeks distance from his childhood experiences. Stars Bruce Kerr as Mr Wasinski.
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ACMI Identifier
316402
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.) - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Residential areas - Melbourne (Vic.)
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Children and war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War and society
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War victims
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, Australian
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Psychological aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Melbourne (Vic.) - Social conditions
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Deafness
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Deafness, Noise induced
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Memory
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Repression (Psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)