Walking Troubles of Organic Hemiplegy
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Walking Troubles of Organic Hemiplegy (1898) is the first documentary film
in the world, created by Romanian neurologist
Gheorghe Marinescu
. The film depicts several patients walking in four directions against a black background before and after the treatment.
Marinescu came to the idea of making the film after having used the chronophotography
under the influence of Etienne-Jules Marey
. Marinescu praised the use of the cinematographic techniques in the scientifically investigation.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
in the world, created by Romanian neurologist
Neurologist
A neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat neurological disorders.Neurology is the medical specialty related to the human nervous system. The nervous system encompasses the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. A specialist...
Gheorghe Marinescu
Gheorghe Marinescu
Gheorghe Marinescu was a Romanian neurologist, founder of the Romanian School of Neurology.After the attendance of Medicine at the Bucharest University, Marinescu received most of his medical education as preparator at the laboratory of histology at the Brâncoveanu Hospital and as assistant at...
. The film depicts several patients walking in four directions against a black background before and after the treatment.
Marinescu came to the idea of making the film after having used the chronophotography
Chronophotography
Chronophotography is an antique photographic technique from the Victorian era , which captures movement in several frames of print. These prints can be subsequently arranged either like animation cels or layered in a single frame...
under the influence of Etienne-Jules Marey
Étienne-Jules Marey
Étienne-Jules Marey was a French scientist and chronophotographer.His work was significant in the development of cardiology, physical instrumentation, aviation, cinematography and the science of labor photography...
. Marinescu praised the use of the cinematographic techniques in the scientifically investigation.
Other documentary films
- A Case of Hysterical Hemiplegia Cured Through Hypnotic Suggestion (1899),
- Walking Difficulties Due to Progressive Locomotary Ataxia (1900),
- Pseudo-Hypertrophic or Myosclerotic Paralysis Among Myopathies (1901).