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Something the Lord Made 
Actors : Alan Rickman, Mos Def, Kyra Sedgwick, Gabrielle Union, Merritt Wever
Director : Joseph Sargent
Studio : Hbo Home Video
by Hbo Home Video
Release Date : 2005-01-25
Publisher : Hbo Home Video
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780783124049
UPC : 026359246128
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 119 reviews)
List Price : $14.98
Our Price : $6.88
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Something the Lord Made recounts the relationship between Dr. Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman) and Vivian Thomas (Mos Def). It begins in 1930s Nashville when imperious cardiac surgeon Blalock hires Thomas, an African American carpenter, as his janitor. When the latter reveals a passion for medicine and facility with surgical instruments, Blalock promotes him to lab tech. Thomas isn't given a raise, works side jobs to make ends meet, and is expected to be grateful. Along the way, he follows Blalock from Vanderbilt to Johns Hopkins, where they save thousands of lives through their pioneering work, but will Thomas ever get any credit? The film provides a satisfying answer to that question. Joseph Sargent (A Lesson Before Dying) directs with subtlety and intelligence, while Rickman and Mos Def are in top form, often underplaying where most actors would do otherwise. Something the Lord Made won the 2004 Emmy for outstanding made-for-TV movie. --Kathleen C. Fennessy |
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(Drama) Something the Lord Made tells the emotional true story of two men who defied the rules of their time to launch a medical revolution, set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow south. Working in 1940s Baltimore on an unprecedented technique for performing heart surgery on "blue babies," Dr. Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman) and lab technician Vivien Thomas (Mos Def) form an impressive team. As Blalock and Thomas invent a new field of medicine, saving thousands of lives in the process, social pressures threaten to undermine their collaboration and tear their friendship apart. DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Audio commentary with director Joseph Sargent, writer Peter Silverman, executive directors Eric Hetzel and Joseph W. Cort Featurette Making History Slide Show
Featurette
Other:Making History Slide Show
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Human true-life hitorical drama |
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The story of two men - an ambitious white surgeon and a gifted black carpenter turned lab technician - who together pioneered the field of heart surgery. Great movie. Really well done drama. There's a little bit of swearing and don't watch it if you don't like watching surgery because there is a little bit. |
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Great film |
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I truly enjoyed this film especially knowing it was based on a true story. I bought it because Alan Rickman was in is but I have to say the Mos Def did an amazing job. |
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High School Students Loved the Movie |
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I showed this film to my 9th grade careers research class. They loved it. I had them write an essay as to what they thought of the film. The most common theme I read was that they learned to never give up on their dreams. The film, coupled with their responses, helped me learn more about the students and myself that day. Excellent film, excellent acting, and an excellent subject. |
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"Where others see risk, I see opportunities..." |
This 2004 made for television film details the lives of Drs Vivien Thomas (Mos Def) and Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman), who are pioneers in the field of cardiac surgery.
Prior to the 1940's, it was theorized that touching the human heart would result in instant death. These two doctors' work in conjunction with Dr. Helen Taussig in as well as emergency surgeries begun in World War II gave rise to the discipline of cardiology.
Vivien Thomas began working for Dr. Alfred Blalock in 1929 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. At the time, Blalock was studying trauma. Blalock and Thomas together developed the procedure to transfuse blood to restore life to trauma patients.
That work took the pair of them to Johns Hopkins where the Dr. Blalock was challenged by Dr. Taussig to help 'blue babies.' The two pioneered both the instruments and techniques including sutures that 'grow' that enabled blue babies to live.
It's no surprise this film won an Emmy in 2004. "Something the Lord Made" is a fascinating historical depiction of a pioneering time in our history both scientifically and racially. Both Mos Def and Alan Rickman did an excellent job in their roles, literally losing their own persona in their acting. |
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A must see |
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For young people who take todays equalities for granted, this is a must see Movie. This true story reminds us all how far we have come as a Nation....and how hard previous generations fought for civil rights...issues that are too often not appreciated by young people. |
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