The Fever (2004 film)
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| Directed by | Carlo Gabriel Nero |
| Produced by | Jason Blum |
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Wallace Shawn Carlo Gabriel Nero |
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Vanessa Redgrave Michael Moore |
| Music by | Claudio Capponi |
| Cinematography | Mark Moriarty |
| Edited by | Mel Quigley |
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| Distributed by | HBO Films |
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83 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
The Fever is a 2004 psychological drama television film produced by HBO Films, directed by Carlo Gabriel Nero and based on the 1990 play of the same name by writer/actor, Wallace Shawn.
The film stars the director's mother, Vanessa Redgrave, and includes cameos by Angelina Jolie, the director's half-sister Joely Richardson and Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore.
The original play was a piece of experimental theater performed as a monologue by the play's author, Wallace Shawn. Unlike conventional plays, Shawn initially performed The Fever not in a theater, but in private homes by appointment. Later, he performed the piece in a theater, but in keeping with the desire to be unconventional in presentation, Shawn eschewed theatrical lighting, sets, and theater programs, and mingled with the audience immediately before the play began. In an interview with The Paris Review, Shawn explained that he used these novel approaches to avoid people dismissing the play's message as merely "great theater."
The film follows the existential crisis of an unnamed urban sophisticate (Vanessa Redgrave) who becomes aware of the nature of world politics, economic exploitation and the vapid consumerism around her. A series of events lead her to visit an unnamed third world country, representing an exotic location somewhere in Eastern Europe, where the entire economy and populace are geared towards the tourist industry. Even as she enjoys the rare taste of its products she is made starkly aware of the reality behind the façade by a journalist (Michael Moore) who, subsequently, suggests a visit to the country's war-torn neighbour in order to experience a true picture of life in the region. She does so and her life is changed forever.
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