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The life & times of life & times / La Sept Arte, Films à Trois, RTBF, Escapade present ; a film by Peter Friedman and Jean-François Brunet ; produced by Emmanuel Laurent ; written and directed by Peter Friedman and Jean-François Brunet.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Aging.
- Longevity.
- Old age.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (59 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Life and times of life and times
- Place of Publication:
- [Paris, France] : [Distributed by] Strange Attractions, [2021]
- Language Note:
- In English; some French dialogue with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Why do we age? Do we wear out piece by piece like an old car? Or do our genes determine our lifespan? Scientists are now approaching this complex problem from a variety of angles. Some have genetically selected worms and flies and successfully prolonged their lives well beyond their normal lifespans. Others study the genes of people who've lived to be 100, in search of what they may have in common. Still others, such as Nobel Prizewinner Elizabeth Blackburn, studies how chromosomes shorten with age. Others study some of the world's oldest living creatures: the 5000 year old bristle cone pine trees of eastern California. This scientific "road movie" combines scientific rigor which a whimsical use of archival metaphors and animation to make an accessible, entertaining film about something which concerns us all.
- Credits:
- Camera, Van Theodore Carlson, Ned Burgess ; edited by Florence Fradelizi, Peter Friedman ; music composed and performed by Joelle Leandre, Carlos Zingaro.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: La Sept Arte, Films à Trois, RTBF, Escapade, ©1998.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 15, 2021).
- Publisher Number:
- st-life Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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