Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1996 |
| length | 35 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jessica Yu |
| script | Jessica Yu |
| production | Jessica Yu |
| music | Sandra Tsing Loh |
| camera | Shana Hagen |
| cut | Jessica Yu |
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien is a 1996 American documentary directed by Jessica Yu .
action
The film portrays the life of the journalist and writer Mark O'Brien , who developed polio as a child and needed the help of an iron lung for a large part of his life .
criticism
The Variety found that the indomitable spirit of O'Brien made the film stand out from other biographies about the sick. Jessica Yu leads the film away from the broad generalization of similar productions.
Awards
In 1997 , the film received an Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Film category.
background
On July 4, 1999, Mark O'Brien died of complications from post-polio syndrome .
Web links
- Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage about Mark O'Brien
Individual evidence
- ↑ criticism of Variety (engl.) ( Page no longer available , searching web archives ) Info: The link is automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
