MedFest: The National Medical Film Festival
Before Christmas, I wrote a series of posts under the heading Medics in the Movies as I went through an elective module on the presentation of doctors in film. A few days ago, I found out that my tutor from that course, along with a panel of those in the know would be leading a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Medics in the Movies: Les yeux sans visage/Eyes without a face
My last post in the medics in the movies set. Just in time for Christmas we found ourselves watching a rather grim and solemn tale about a young girl mutilated in a car accident and her deranged doctor father, who conducts horrific transplantation experiments in order to find her a new face. Horror is not [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Medics in the Movies: The Doctor
It’s the penultimate film in my series of movies about medicine, this time we’re taking a pretty cynical look at the American Healthcare system. The Doctor is the story of Dr Jack MacKee (William Hurt), your typical hot shot surgeon who is all about the cutting and doesn’t care much for his patients well being. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Medics in the Movies: The Motorcycle Diaries
In a word: Wow Up next in my cinematic journey through the world of medicine is Walter Salles’ The Motorcycle Diaries, yet another movie that has been sitting on my “to-watch” list for years. This one is definitely one not to miss. The Motorcycle Diaries is the story of Che Guevara before he was “Che.” [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Medics in the Movies: A Matter of Life and Death
Carrying on with my new selected module and I’m really enjoying learning about camera angles and mis-en-scene. Our first group screening was A Matter of Life and Death, a 1945 classic by groundbreaking production team Powell and Pressburger. I’d seen clips and heard bits about it, but never actually watched from start to finish. I’m [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Medics in the Movies: M*A*S*H
Those of you who have been reading this for a while (ta, by the way) may know that I’ve just started a medical degree. As part of my course, we all take one module from outside of the normal curriculum, probably so that we don’t go insane from too much pure Science. One of the [...]
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