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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 9780783124049 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 078312404X Item Dimensions: Label: Hbo Home Video Languages: Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video MPN: D92461D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Hbo Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: January 25, 2005 Running Time: 110 minutes Studio: Hbo Home Video Theatrical Release Date: May 30, 2004 Editorial Review: Product Description: (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.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 026359246128 Amazon.com: 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 Average Rating:
 Rating: - Something The Lord MadeI very much enjoyed this DVD. The writer wrote it- based on a true story experience of a young african american man- who is named as one of our overcoming professional hero's and also a role model.... This DVD is "a keeper." Rating: - Something the Lord MadeI have not received my two copies of this film that I ordered a few weeks ago Rating:  - Human true-life hitorical dramaThe 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. Rating: - Great filmI 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. Rating: - High School Students Loved the MovieI 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. |
