The Dark Wave
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Dark Wave |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1956 |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jean Negulesco |
| script | Eugene Vale |
| production |
John Healy for Twentieth Century Fox |
| camera | Charles G. Clarke |
| cut | David Bretherton |
| occupation | |
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The Dark Wave (roughly The dark wave ) is an American documentary - short film by Jean Negulesco in 1956 with the producer John Healy in two categories for an Oscar nominee.
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The film shows a perfectly normal 12-year-old girl in a typical American city. When the twelve-year-old fell ill with severe epilepsy , her family was very affected and did not know how to deal with it. The impairments caused by epilepsy affect the girl's life and bring various restrictions with it. Only after the family has had talks with their family doctor and a renowned specialist does the mystery surrounding the disorder, which is completely inappropriate, clear for everyone involved.
It is then shown how parents, school friends and the girl's daily environment deal with her epileptic seizures, with reactions from other people being captured. In addition, the causes of epilepsy are investigated and their effects on patients are discussed in detail, both in terms of physical and psychological aspects.
Production, publication
The film, shot in 4-track stereo, was created and distributed by Twentieth Century Fox . The artistic directors were Lyle R. Wheeler and Jack Martin Smith . The Variety Club Foundation acted as sponsor.
The film was first shown in the United States in May 1956 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Its series title is: CinemaScope Specials (Third Series) (# 9): The Dark Wave . The film was also released in Peru under the title La onda oscura .
Awards
- Oscar nomination for John Healy in the category "Best Short Film" (2 film roles) . However, the award went to George K. Arthur and his film The Coat Made to Measure Over a Blue Coat, the motifs of which go back to Nikolai Gogol's short story The Coat .
- Oscar nomination for John Healy in the category "Best Documentary Short Film" . However, the Oscar went to Louis Clyde Stoumen and his film The True Story of the Civil War , of the American Civil War theme.
literature
- Michelangelo Capua: Jean Negulesco - The Life and Films , McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Jefferson, North Carolina. 2017. ISBN 978-1-47-66-6653-2
Web links
- The Dark Wave in Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Dark Wave (1956) see letterboxd.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Dark Wave (1956) sS bfi.org.uk (English)
- ↑ The 29th Academy Awards | 1957 sS oscars.org (English)