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Walking Troubles of Organic Hemiplegy

1898 documentary film by Gheorghe Marinescu

Walking Troubles of Organic Hemiplegy (1898) is the first[1] 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 treatment.

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Marinescu came to the idea of making the film after having used chronophotography under the influence of Étienne-Jules Marey. Marinescu praised the use of the cinematographic techniques in the scientific 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)

References

  1. [1]
    "Gheorghe Marinescu realizează în 1898 primul film științific din lume. Are recunoașterea lui Lumière. VIDEO" (in Romanian). 14 October 2018.


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