The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes
1971 American film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes is a 1971 American film by Stan Brakhage. Its title is based on the literal translation of the term autopsy. The film documented the highly graphic autopsy procedures used by forensic pathologists, such as the removal of organs and the embalming process.[1]
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Directed by | Stan Brakhage |
Cinematography | Stan Brakhage |
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Running time | 32 min. |
Country | United States |
The film is part of Brakhage's "Pittsburgh trilogy",[2] a trio of documentary films Brakhage made about the city's institutions in 1971. The other two films are entitled Eyes and Deus Ex. These documentaries are about the police force and a hospital, respectively. American critic Jonathan Rosenbaum referred to The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes as "one of the most direct confrontations with death ever recorded on film."[3]