The House of Science: A Museum of False Facts (1991)

30m
Running Time

January 1, 1991
Release Date

The House of Science: A Museum of False Facts

The House of Science: A Museum of False Facts (1991)

30m
Running Time

January 1, 1991
Release Date

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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

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Cast & Crew.

Craig Baldwin

Craig Baldwin

Research Assistant

Thomas W. Laqueur

Thomas W. Laqueur

Research Assistant

John Baker

John Baker

Sound Design Assistant

David Kuchta

David Kuchta

Research Assistant

Irish Higgens

Irish Higgens

Gigi DeRoux

Gigi DeRoux

Leslie Alperin

Leslie Alperin

Dana Sachs

Dana Sachs

LaDonna McKinney

LaDonna McKinney

Amelia Large

Amelia Large

Tashwanna Harrell

Tashwanna Harrell

Susan Meyers

Susan Meyers

Stacey Gilbertson

Stacey Gilbertson

Barbara Frank

Barbara Frank

Amelia Dunne

Amelia Dunne

Sarah Beams

Sarah Beams

Lynne Sachs

Lynne Sachs

Director

Julie Terwilliger

Julie Terwilliger

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1991

Status
Released

Running Time
30m

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