Immune suppression: Immune suppression is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: 1  Immune disorders. 2  Immune system conditions.
Awakenings is a 1990 American drama film based on Oliver Sacks ' 1973 memoir of the same title.It tells the true story of British neurologist Oliver Sacks, fictionalized as American Malcolm Sayer (portrayed by Robin Williams), who, in 1969, discovered beneficial effects of the drug L-Dopa.He administered it to catatonic patients who survived the 1917â28 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica.wakenings opened in limited release on December 22, 1990 with an opening weekend gross of $417,076. The film then expanded to a wide release on January 11, 1991, opening in second place behind Home Alone ââ'âs ninth weekend, with $8,306,532.
âFargoâ (1996) was directed by Joel Coen, produced by Ethan Coen, co-written by the brothers, and set in the Scandinavian-American upper Midwest where they grew up. It begins with the information that it is âbased on a true story,â and ends with a disclaimer that its âpersons and eventsâ are fictitious. It's fiction; âtrue storyâ is an ironic stylistic device. But âFargoâ is true to the rhythms of small-town life.