Passages in White Ribbon

Abstract

Starting from the appearance and disappearance of a voice, which, in off, is installed to turn the fragments of memory into a story, the must-tell that sustains the film The White Ribbon, directed by Michael Haneke, is discussed. From this unique reference, the voice over, a particular interest is put in the process of listening, understood as the effort to define the construction of this story starting only known from hearsay. Consequently, the proposal, beyond telling the film or the story of what could be a possible argument over it, aims to elucidate what makes the concept of listening a subject that has little or nothing to do with the accuracy of the facts to be told, as what matters is what must happen while the duty to do the construction lasts.