The Fever (2004)

Tells the story of a woman who gets involved in politics with no previous contact with world events.

Director:

Carlo Gabriel Nero

Writers:

Carlo Gabriel Nero, Wallace Shawn (play)

Stars:

Vanessa Redgrave, Cameron D'Angelo, Kiera D'Angelo

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Woman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cameron D'Angelo	...	Revolutionary's son
Kiera D'Angelo	...	Revolutionary's daughter
Geraldine James
Angelina Jolie	...	Revolutionary
Daria Knez	...	Revolutionary's younger sister
Kika Markham	...	Woman In Red
Michael Moore	...	Reporter
Joely Richardson	...	Woman at 30
Rade Serbedzija	...	Diplomat
Miriam Turner	...	Revolutionary's mother

Storyline

Tells the story of a woman who gets involved in politics with no previous contact with world events.

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Plot Keywords:

politics | women | politician | based on play | 

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Taglines:

Look beyond comfort.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

A láz

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

HBO Films, Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vanessa Redgrave and Angelina Jolie previously appeared in Girl, Interrupted (1999).

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Quotes

Woman: Where do all these objects come from?... How does it happen that these things are made and not others? Of course, there are only a limited number of workers in the world. And each day they do a limited number of things: some things and not other things. Who tells them what they ought to do? The holders of money. They bid their money for the things they want and each bit of money determines some fraction of the day's activities. So the people who have a little determine a little and the people ...

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Connections

Featured in 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008)

User Reviews

Wonderful Movie

I categorically disagree with the comment left by the last person. I believe that individual missed the point of the movie entirely. This was an observation of first world Capitalism through the eyes of someone who was exposed to the concept of Marxism. Through the eyes of Marxism, the statements made, (not only with regard to the reasons for poverty conditions in third world countries, but the self-realizations of "place in the world" delivered by Vanessa Redgrave), are entirely accurate. The movie acknowledges that some of the concepts of Marxism are impenetrable and even dead, if not antiquated. It does, however,take an artistic view of how, through that belief system, a woman who is fully immersed in Western commerce is given the opportunity to look at how things are in this world through another belief system. A belief system which, by the end of the movie, is given somewhat of a revival because of the truth about what Capitalism (and prior to that Imperialism) does to third world countries. Poor governmental structures are not the cause of third world poverty, rather the result of societies that have no importance to first world governments. Vanessa Redgrave's performance is truly outstanding. The movie is not to be missed, with which to either agree or disagree.