The Fever (2004 film)

Infobox Film
name = The Fever


caption =
director = Carlo Nero
producer = Jason Blum
writer = Wallace Shawn
Carlo Gabriel Nero
starring = Vanessa Redgrave
music = Claudio Capponi
cinematography = Mark Moriarty
editing = Mel Quigley
music = Claudio Capponi
distributor = HBO Films
released = September 24, 2004 (San Sebastián International Film Festival)
runtime = 83 min
country = USA, UK
language = English
budget =
website =
amg_id = 1:316296
imdb_id = 0368725

"The Fever" is a 2004 television film- psychological drama produced by HBO, and directed by Carlo Gabriel Nero and based on a 1990 eponymous play by writer/actor, Wallace Shawn [ [http://www.graphesthesia.com/ws/plays/fever.html The Fever (1990)] "Wallace Shawn" references.] .

The film stars Vanessa Redgrave and includes cameos by Angelina Jolie, Joely Richardson and Oscar-winning documentary maker Michael Moore , making his big screen acting debut.

Plot

The film follows the existential crisis of an "unnamed" urban rich woman (Vanessa Redgrave), when she suddenly becomes aware, of the truth of world politics, and economic exploitation and vapid consumerism, and soon visits an "unnamed" war-torn third world country, that is when her life is changed forever. From living comfortable in the bubble of her comfortable and pleasure-filled life, she finds herself thrown in the moral dilemma of leading a leading a morally consistent life, and confronting her inner blindness to the reality of life, and class differences, outside her own little sphere, guarded by her sense of entitlement.

All this eventually leads to delirious bout of fever, in the run-down hotel in a third world country, in the middle of the night, culminating in a spiritual awakening, when she finally begins to see the truth about her life, and her innate connection with every poor person out there, and the transient nature of her material life. She can no longer sit comfortably in her 'clean sheets', and pretend, its all right, and remain untouched by struggle of the poor, in the rest of the world, culminating in films tag line - "Enlightenment can be Brutal" [ [http://store.hbo.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2885302&cp=&keywords=The+Fever&searchId=31457675213&parentPage=search The Fever] "HBO Films".] [ [http://www.amazon.com/Fever-Vanessa-Redgrave/dp/B000QUCNOA The Fever (2004)] "Amazon.com".] [ [http://turnerclassic.moviesunlimited.com/Product.asp?sku=D94600 The Fever] "Turner classic".]

Cast

* Vanessa Redgrave
* Angelina Jolie
* Michael Moore
* Joely Richardson

Production

The film was shot partly, in Snowdon and Penmon, Anglesey, in North Wales to project locations set in Eastern Europe [ [http://www.freewebs.com/tombraideronlocation/ North Wales] ]

Awards

* 2005: Bratislava International Film Festival:Grand Prix: Carlo Gabriel Nero: Nominated [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368725/awards Awards] "Internet Movie Database".]
* 2008 – Screen Actors Guild Awards – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries – Vanessa Redgrave – Nominated

Reception

A "New York Times" review stated, the play as, "controversial study of the growing chasm between the first and third world" and the movie as "..a drama that employs animation and thought-provoking first-person monologues to explore the concept of bourgeois privilege" [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/316296/The-Fever/overview "The Fever" - Review Summary] "New York Times".] .

References

External links

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* [http://www.reuters.com/article/reviewsNews/idUSN1230003820070612 Redgrave laid low by HBO's heavy "Fever"] Review by Reuters
* [http://www.cubaheadlines.com/news/local/index.html Vanessa Redgrave will visit Cuba (for premiere of The Fever (New Item)]