OLIVER SACKS: HIS OWN LIFE
Directed by Ric Burns
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life explores the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact.
Cast
Oliver Sacks
Self (archive footage)
Atul Gawande
Self
Temple Grandin
Self
Christof Koch
Self
Roberto Calasso
Self
Kate Edgar
Self
Shane Fistell
Self
Lowell Handler
Self
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Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓people who enjoy learning through film
- ✓viewers who appreciate critically recognized cinema
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –those looking for narrative fiction
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