A Question of Silence

A Question of Silence
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DutchDe stilte rond Christine M.
Directed byMarleen Gorris
Written byMarleen Gorris
Produced byMatthijs van Heijningen
StarringEdda Barends [fr; nl]
CinematographyFrans Bromet [fr; nl]
Edited byHans van Dongen
Music byLodewijk de Boer [de; nl]
Martijn Hasebos
Distributed byQuartet Films (USA)
Release date
  • 18 February 1982 (1982-02-18)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguagesDutch
English

A Question of Silence (Dutch: De stilte rond Christine M.) is a 1982 Dutch drama film written and directed by Marleen Gorris. It is Gorris' debut film. It stars Edda Barends [fr; nl] as Christine M. The plot is about three women, strangers to each other, who kill a man they do not know. It was highly controversial but also highly acclaimed at the time of its release, and is now hailed as a feminist classic.[1][2]

  1. ^ Kamir, O. (2006). Framed: Women in Law and Film. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822336242.
  2. ^ Birch, Helen (18 September 1996). "Over stepping the line". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2010-04-04. Retrieved 15 October 2021.