The House of Science: A Museum of False Facts (1991)
30m
Running Time
January 1, 1991Release Date

The House of Science: A Museum of False Facts (1991)
30m
Running Time
January 1, 1991Release Date
Plot.
The winner of numerous festival prizes, this early work by Lynne Sachs is a provocative film essay on women's perspectives on their bodies in a "man's world." It touches on everything from the female form's depiction in Renaissance art to the school of 19th century "scientific" thought equating "abnormal" physiognomy with criminality. This adventurous collage also features the filmmaker's own diaristic recollections (notably of being fitted for a diaphragm by a cold, intimidating doctor), poetical staged sequences, other women's audio testimonies, an old classroom instructional reel about menstruation, prose by Gertrude Stein and feminine "ideals" like the undulating young woman performing in fish-tail costumes at Florida's kitschy Weeki-Wachee Springs "Underwater Mermaid Theater." - Dennis Harvey
Where to Watch.



Currently The House of Science: A Museum of False Facts is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: DocAlliance Films, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel
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Cast & Crew.

Sarah Beams

Amelia Dunne

Barbara Frank

Stacey Gilbertson

Tashwanna Harrell

Amelia Large

LaDonna McKinney

Dana Sachs

Lynne Sachs
Director

Leslie Alperin

Gigi DeRoux

John Baker
Sound Design Assistant

Craig Baldwin
Research Assistant

David Kuchta
Research Assistant

Thomas W. Laqueur
Research Assistant

Susan Meyers

Irish Higgens
