Lorenzo's Oil (film)

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Movie
German title Lorenzo's oil
Original title Lorenzo's Oil
Country of production United States
original language English , Italian
Publishing year 1992
length 135 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director George Miller
script George Miller,
Nick Enright
production George Miller,
Doug Mitchell
music Christine Woodruff
camera John Seale
cut Richard Francis-Bruce ,
Marcus D'Arcy ,
Lee Smith
occupation

Lorenzo's Oil is the title of a film drama from the year 1992 , based on a true story (see Lorenzo's Oil ). The script was written by George Miller and Nick Enright .

action

The film tells the story of Lorenzo Odone, who suffers from the rare disease adrenoleucodystrophy (ALD). Since the Odones are not satisfied with the poor prognosis , they turn to different doctors, who are, however, only specialists in their field. However, since the problem pervades many areas of science, this approach does not get the parents any further. You will therefore delve into specialist medical books. In the process, they come across a Polish experiment with monounsaturated rapeseed oil , which they believe could potentially slow down Lorenzo's disease. But the doctors do not want to go into it at first, as there are no studies in which effects on humans have been tested. The Odones give the canola oil to their child despite the risk, and it helps, but not entirely. The father continues research and makes a discovery. But once again he is not helped by the academic side. Through a lot of work and good contacts he can get another oil, which together with the first largely protects the child from further damage. This oil is later called Lorenzo's oil . The father continues to try to help his boy and supports cell transplants in animals in the hope that they might later help people.

At the end of the film, the tide turns for Lorenzo. After the film had shown his suffering and that of his family the entire time, until he was finally in a coma-like state on the bed and could not even swallow his saliva, you can now see Lorenzo making himself noticeable in the last few minutes Eyes and then fingers moved.

The film describes Lorenzo's life from July 1983 to the end of 1992. It ends with a still image in which the text overlay indicates that Lorenzo is making further progress and can already make himself noticeable through sounds.

Reviews

"The gripping depiction of courageous human behavior distinguishes the film positively from similar preparations of actual events, but the overemphasis on emotional effects leaves a bland aftertaste."

- Lexicon of international film

“George Miller's grandiose medical thriller is based on an authentic case and, despite its unusual content, is often as gripping as Miller's 'Mad Max' trilogy. Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon go to extremes with their acting performances and put the crown on this committed and gripping film. In the cinema, 'Lorenzo's Oil' received little attention because of its unpopular subject matter - with a little commitment you should be able to warm film fans to it. "

- videofilm.de

Awards

The film was nominated for the following awards:

  • Oscar 1993 : George Miller, Nick Enright (screenplay)
  • Oscar 1993: Susan Sarandon (leading actress)
  • Golden Globe 1993: Susan Sarandon (leading actress)
  • WGA Award 1993: George Miller, Nick Enright (screenplay)

media

Phil Collins released the song Lorenzo (album Dance Into The Light ) for this story in 1996 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Lorenzo's oil in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used . Retrieved August 13, 2012
  2. ↑ Lorenzos Öl ( Memento of the original from August 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.video.de archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on video.de, accessed on August 26, 2012