Vorsicht Arzt (1990)
10KVorsicht Arzt: Directed by Christopher Morahan. With Paul McGann, Amanda Donohoe, Frederick Treves, Tom Wilkinson. A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade.
“Paul McGann and Amanda Donohoe give convincing performances as respectively, hospital porter Matthew Harris who steps into the shoes of a recently qualified medical student, now deceased, and the nurse whom is gradually drawn into the deceit in this gripping story that canu0026#39;t fail to leave you with a slight sense of unease about the medical profession. He gets away with a disastrous first day in Au0026amp;E partially because it had not been unknown for previous students with the right qualifications to panic in that way. Later when responsible for the death of a patient and being absolved by the medical establishment, heu0026#39;s surrounded by back-slapping junior colleagues – weu0026#39;ve all done it mate – sort of thing. Even the sceptical Dr Thorn (Tom Wilkinson) whom has sensed that Harris is a hollow man from the start, finally keeps his thoughts to himself rather than rock the boat. Toward the end the story relies a little on coincidence, and ignores altogether how Harris could have got away with his deception with the tax authorities for instance, but these are minor quibbles. Paper Mask is a film deserving a much higher profile.”
