Light in the dark

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Movie
German title Light in the dark
Original title The Miracle Worker
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1962
length 107 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Arthur Penn
script William Gibson
production Fred Coe
music Don Costa ,
Laurence Rosenthal ,
Arthur Siegel
camera Ernesto Caparrós
cut Aram Avakian
occupation

Licht im Dunkel is an American drama from 1962. The screenplay is based on the autobiographical novel by the deaf-blind writer Helen Keller .

action

Anne Sullivan is a visually impaired teacher. In 1887 she arrived in the town of Tuscumbis, Alabama . She is supposed to teach the blind twelve-year-old Helen Keller, who is also deaf, the language by touch. Annie realizes that the only way to help Helen is by removing her from the influence of her pampering mother and dominant father.

In fact, Annie is allowed to retire to a garden shed with Helen for two weeks to work with her. But Helen, who has a mind of her own, refuses to cooperate. At least after two weeks she learned to dress herself, to eat with the cutlery and to recognize the alphabet by touch. But she cannot understand that the words she spells are the names of the objects she touches. Annie asks for another week, but the parents want the child back in the house. Here Helen reverts to her original wildness.

When Helen spills water while eating, Annie forces her to refill the pitcher on the pump in the front yard. Helen feels the water flow over her hands. She now realizes that what she is feeling is WATER. She takes Annie's hands and spells the word. Helen runs around enthusiastically and spells the names of everything she touches: pump, tree, porch, bell, father, mother. Finally, she identifies Annie by spelling out the word teacher.

Reviews

The lexicon of international film describes the film as "a particularly impressive commitment to the life of and with the disabled."

The film magazine Cinema on the film: "Haunting chamber play that is very touching"

Bosley Crowther of the New York Times praises the huge and unforgettable portrayal of the play in the film.

The Variety highlights the excellent camera work alongside the valuable story.

The TimeOut Film Guide describes Penn's film as a remarkable screen version of the play. It is a breathtakingly impressive work, the strength of which, typical for Penn, comes from the actors.

The "TVGuide" describes the film as shocking and painfully honest, sometimes brutal, astonishingly played and manufactured.

Awards

The film has won numerous film awards. He won two Academy Awards in the categories of Best Actress (Anne Bancroft) and Best Supporting Actress (Patty Duke). He was nominated in the categories of Best Director (Arthur Penn), Best Adapted Screenplay (William Gibson) and Best Costumes ( Ruth Morley ). Joan Crawford accepted the Oscar for Anne Bancroft, who worked in New York .

Patty Duke won the Best Supporting Actress category at the Laurel Award ceremony . Second place was achieved in the categories of Best Drama and Best Actress (Anne Bancroft).

Anne Bancroft was named Best Foreign Actress at the British Film Academy Awards . The film was nominated in the Best Picture category.

At Film Festival of San Sebastián won Arthur Penn the OCIC Award , Anne Bancroft was awarded the Prize San Sebastián honored.

Other awards included a gold medal at the Photoplay Award and the NBR Award for Anne Bancroft of the National Board of Review .

The film also received nominations for the Golden Globe in the categories of Best Picture (Drama) , Best Actress (Drama) (Anne Bancroft) and Best Supporting Actress (Patty Duke). Moreover, the film was for the DGA Award of the Directors Guild of America and for the WGA Award of the Writers Guild of America nominated.

background

The film premiered in the US on May 23, 1962. In Germany, it was released on February 15, 1963.

With an estimated budget of $ 500,000, the film grossed approximately $ 2.5 million in the United States.

In 1957, Arthur Penn shot an episode of a television series. In 1959, screenwriter William Gibson wrote a manuscript for a play based on Helen Keller's novel, which Arthur Penn also directed. Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke played their film roles in the play, and Kathleen Comegys also appeared on stage as Aunt Ev. The play was performed 719 times and won a Tony Award .

An actress other than Helen Keller was to be hired for the film later, as Patty Duke was already a teenager. But because of her stage experience, Patty Duke was taken.

One of Arthur Penn's assistant directors was Ulu Grosbard .

Remakes

literature

  • Helen Keller: My world. The green branch, volume 116 - Pieper Werner, 2003 - ISBN 3-925817-16-6

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Light in the dark. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ↑ http://www.cinema.de/kino/filmarchiv/film/licht-im-dunkel,1313644,ApplicationMovie.html
  3. ↑ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=2&res=9B04E6D91038E63ABC4C51DFB3668389679EDE
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.variety.com
  5. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 17, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.timeout.com
  6. ↑ http://movies.tvguide.com/miracle-worker/review/106332
  7. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056241/business