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Two more examples occur to mind: Yasuaki Nakajima's first feature After the Apocalypse, in which apparently none of the characters speak for the duration of the film. The other is a really crass example for a discussion on muteness and gender, in Sharpe's Sword, in which a young novice who witnesses an assassination is traumatised into muteness, only to have the power of speech restored to her by a night of passion with Richard Sharpe. Carol * * Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon. After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. **