Summer Film Series preview for Aug. 30
Posted August 29, 2022 at 6:45 am by San Juan Update
The organizers of the Summer Film Series at San Juan Community Theatre send along a preview of this week’s film — the last of the season. The showing starts at 7 p.m. Admission is pay-what-you-can. For this season only, fresh popcorn is available for free.
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Biography — not rated
Run time: 1 hour, 54 minutes
Oliver Sacks, a trained neurologist, is best known for his writings, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: and Other Clinical Tales, which describes some of his most unusual case histories.
Truth be told, his own life was as unusual as many of his patients. This brilliant documentary captures the complex mind and wild life-story of a scientist whose profound influence continues to expand across the globe. The director gives the loquacious doctor center stage at his living room table with his closest friends and colleagues to underpin a seamless film that informs, motivates, and enthralls in equal measure. The vibe is joyful and homey even as news of Sacks’s terminal cancer comes to the fore during the making of the film.
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