Collodion - Greg Morgan

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Résumé :
The new art of photography and the new science of embalming the dead came into standard practice in 1840-50s America. On the autism spectrum, Osborn Roche is a well-respected postmortem and battlefield photographer during the civil war. He and his nephew Ray travel with the Union army photographing battlefields and creating portraits for the soldiers. When Osborn meets Lou, a young woman dressed as a man to work as an embalmer for the Union, he is drawn to her beautiful, flickering irises, a condition known as Nystagmus and also a condition Osborn's mother had. He sees that Lou is also on the autism spectrum, and they quickly become friends. Lou works with her father, Henry Cattell, an actual historical person famous for embalming President Lincoln's son, Willy. Common for the time, Henry believes his daughter, Lou, should never marry or have children due to her condition. When he thinks Lou's friendship with Osborn may blossom into courtship, Henry threatens Osborn and takes Lou away. Having never had a friend before, Osborn is broken without Lou but goes on with Ray back to the Union army. Osborn accidentally finds himself in the middle of a major battle but manages to take remarkable photographs that make him a very famous photographer. When he and Ray attend his war photography book signing, Lou shows up in line with her uncle, Ben. Ben explains that Henry would have Lou sterilized by a surgical procedure. Ben suggests Lou go with Osborn, and she does. Osborn, Lou, his nephew, Ray, find a runaway slave named Abigail. All four head back to their home in Pittsburgh, pursued by the Union army. Along the way, Osborn and Lou decide to marry to thwart Henry's claim. Henry convinces the authorities that Lou's condition is insanity and that she has no idea what she's doing. Lou and Osborn must escape again, but this time to Indian territory, a place they should never be found....

Biographie:
A screenwriter, producer, independent film director and author, Greg Morgan has over twenty years of experience in the arts and entertainment industry. His first feature film, 17 & Under, won Greg his first awards, garnered successful distribution and landed him squarely on the filmmaking map. Since then, he has been involved in multiple successful productions, with his latest film The Boatman winning Best Director Idyllwild Film Festival among many other wins and was a Best Director and Best Film nominee of the prestigious 33rd Annual Imagen Awards. With his debut novel Weeper, Greg has turned his expert storytelling skills into long-form narrative fiction that is sure to grip and thrill its readers till the very last page....

Sommaire:
A screenwriter, producer, independent film director and author, Greg Morgan has over twenty years of experience in the arts and entertainment industry. His first feature film, 17 & Under, won Greg his first awards, garnered successful distribution and landed him squarely on the filmmaking map. Since then, he has been involved in multiple successful productions, with his latest film The Boatman winning Best Director Idyllwild Film Festival among many other wins and was a Best Director and Best Film nominee of the prestigious 33rd Annual Imagen Awards. With his debut novel Weeper, Greg has turned his expert storytelling skills into long-form narrative fiction that is sure to grip and thrill its readers till the very last page....