The Poet's Silence

Peter Lilienthal has been one of Germany's most prominent and consistent directors, with several major awards to his credit (including the 1979 Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear for DAVID). Despite this, his films have remained virtually unseen outside of Western Europe. THE POET'S SILENCE was released in Germany in 1986 and shown briefly in the States on the festival circuit. It is concerned with the artist's--particularly the writer's--ability to work in an environment that is often hostile to the creative process. Lind plays a once-successful Israeli poet who, for some unknown reason, cannot find the inspiration to continue writing. Several possibilities are su...