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Gene KearneySilent Snow, Secret Snow (1966)

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Alienation, angst, and schizophrenia are powerful themes addressed by Kearney in this forgotten masterpiece. From a story by Conrad Aiken.

This movie is part of the collection: Academic Film Archive of North America

Producer: Gene Kearney
Sponsor: Rob McGlynn
Audio/Visual: sound, black and white
Keywords: schizophrenia; teen angst

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Reviewer: nigeldavahah - - June 14, 2009
Subject: GOOD
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Reviewer: Real Kold War Kid - - June 13, 2009
Subject: Saw this in 2 different classes
I first saw this in a high school English class in the 70s, where we had to write on what the boy was thinking and feeling.I saw not too many years later in an Ab Psych class, where we watched after discussing schizophrenia.

Reviewer: Nightmaretony - - September 8, 2008
Subject: An unsettling masterpiece
The Night Gallery version is considered as one of the finest episodes they have ever done. This version is older with a different vibe.

This is a journey of a young boy into isolation and schizophrenia. The result today could possibly be called autism. The story was originally written in 1934 and is timeless. A well done remake faithful to the storyline would be just as compelling.

If you compare this version with the Night Gallery version, it will suffer as the music is far more unsettling and the narration is not the rich insinuations of Orson Welles.

It was truly forgotten. IMDB does not even have a listing for this one (hopefully recitified soon). As a coincident, Gene Kearney did some writing for Night Gallery. Would we be willing to bet that he was the one who introduced this wonderful story to that show?