Silent Snow, Secret Snow part 1 of 2 (1966)

"Silent Snow, Secret Snow" (1934) is Conrad Aiken's best-known short story, often included in anthologies of classic American horror and fantasy short fiction. It appeared in The Collected Stories of Conrad Aiken in 1934, and since then has been widely anthologized.

The movie version from 1966 is a now nearly-forgotten version and produced by Gene Kearney, who also wrote some episodes of Night Gallery.

In the past it was discussed if Paul Hasleman (the young boy) has Aspgerger's Syndrome, but today it is believed by some that Paul might have Schizophrenia.

The short film can be downloaded free and legaly in the Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org/details/silent_snow_secret_snow

The original short story:
http://books.google.de/books?id=wJN4Y8B4lrwC&pg=PA93&dq

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[Skymaker69]

I find these two videos incredibly interesting. The first most touching aspect to me is the very modern script, image and filming, the poetry of it. Id need to see the initial conception of the short story to place the meaning of Pauls presentation into the context of a condition, but certainly on surface, it seems much more like Schizophrenia than Asperger, though, as it is acted, without knowing how the person thinks, the presentation could be seen very much like an ASD.

[GingerAutie]

I've put a link to the original short story in the side-bar, maybe you are interested in. I hope it works.

[TheAbsolutionHowl]

LMFAO

MarbleHornets ftw.

[Danglada1990]

@1:17 Why does the teacher have to be such a nitpicking bitch?

[gunthertheczech]

@thechaz83 aspergers is a type of autism, associtated with most aspects of autism, but also creativity, great memory, great math and science skills, this is more of a type of schitzophrenia

[EchidonaMicHog]

Oh totheark, you so crazy...

[mywingsareyours]

This isn't aspergers.. Its schizophrenia. It isn't a natural social ineptness or obsession. It was caused by delusions and hearing voices both of which go to schizophrenia. He was acting unlike himself when he started acting strange. You're born with aspergers, it doesn't develop out of nowhere. If he had no problems before this, and no other problems besides this, it doesnt fit. plz 2b looking up schizophrenia.

[6thSenseWorld]

As a storyteller here in Savannah, GA, or birthplace & retiring home of Conrad Aiken, I would humbly offer up that schizophrenia would be perhaps the best guess based on Aiken's own family history and expressing fears of succumbing to the disease like his father, Dr. Ford Aiken, had and some other family members prior.

[sduros]

When this story was taught to me in say 7th grade or so, we were taught that he was clearly schizophrenic. it stuck with me, and I often think of it when there is a big snow and the world sounds different.

[sduros]

When this story was taught to me in say 7th grade or so, we were taught that he was clearly schizophrenic. it stuck with me, and I often think of it when there is a big snow and the world sounds different.

[johnrunion]

does anyone know any info on the cast? the mother looks like the lady who worked at the newspaper office in the leave it to beaver episode beaver and pancho.