Oliver Sacks — Actor (4)

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John's Not Mad (1989)
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John's Not Mad is a QED documentary made by the BBC in 1989. It was ranked, in a British public poll, as one of the 50 Greatest Documentaries. The film shadows John Davidson, a 15-year-old from Galashiels in Scotland, who had severe Tourette syndrome. John's life was explored in terms of his family and the close-knit community around him, and how they all coped with a misunderstood condition.

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Janela da Alma (2001)
Janela da Alma
other title: Window of the Soul / Seelenfenster – Der Einfluß des Brillentragens auf die Persönlichkeit
Nineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment – from mild nearsightedness to total blindness – discuss how they see themselves, how they see others and how they perceive the world. Unusual images, of burning trees or empty deserts, link the interviews, which vary from deep to funny to poetic.

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Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory (2014)
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Michael Rossato-Bennett actor: 丹·科恩 / Louise Dueno …
other title: 音乐之生 / 内心涌动:音乐与回忆的故事 …
Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.

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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2019)
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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. Sacks was a fearless explorer of unknown mental worlds who helped redefine our understanding of the brain and mind, the diversity of human experience, and our shared humanity.