[Dutiful, sinister and proud--doctors on the silver screen].
Apart from documentaries and a few other exceptions, the history of film is not an area where one will find a realistic view of medicine. The vast majority of physicians appearing in films are insane, megalomaniac and often extremely dangerous. Even so, that leads to films which are worth watching.
Mug Magazine, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. feuer@xs4all.nl
Martin
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