Signs of Life: Cinema and Medicine

by Andrew Moor (Editor), Sir Kenneth Calman (Foreword), Graeme Harper (Editor)

"Signs of Life" explores the representation of doctors, nurses, patients, diseases and disabilities and their political implications. By considering how formal qualities of cinema - empirical observation, mise-en-scA]ne, propaganda and education, melodrama, documentary, narrative construction - impact our understanding of medical procedures and the public image of medicine. Films discussed include "Apocalypse Now, M.A.S.H., Schindler's List, The Fly, Philadelphia, Face/Off, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Thelma and Louise" and "The Tin Drum,"

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 20, 2005