The Human Face [VHS]

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	Actor(s):	John Cleese David Attenborough Elizabeth Hurley Pierce Brosnan William Goldman
	Video by:	BBC Warner
	Sales Rank:	272708

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Actor(s):
John Cleese
David Attenborough
Elizabeth Hurley
Pierce Brosnan
William Goldman

Creators:
John Cleese (Writer)
Allan Palmer (Cinematographer)
Bill Broomfield (Cinematographer)
Chris Hartley (Cinematographer)
Jeremy Pollard (Cinematographer)
John Halliday (Cinematographer)
David Stewart (Producer)
James Erskine (Producer)
Nancy Lavin (Producer)
Sally George (Producer)
Sharon Gillooly (Producer)

Director(s):
David Stewart James Erskine

Recording label: BBC Warner
EAN: 9780790760377
Binding: VHS Tape
ISBN: 0790760371
Number of items: 2
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC,
Release Date: 2001-08-28
Universal product code (UPC): 794051157133
Number of discs: 2
Audience rating: NR (Not Rated)

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Anthropology, psychology, cultural history, and biology provide key filters in this breezy but substantial exploration of the focal impact of the face. Produced by the BBC as a four-hour series and broadcast in the U.S. on the Learning Channel, The Human Face benefits from host, narrator, and cowriter John Cleese's signature blend of erudition, enthusiasm, and wit. Along the way, Cleese presents information on the evolution of human facial features, the face's role in sexuality (including the biological significance of "bedroom eyes"), communication through facial expressions, and the face's essential role in defining identity. Ideals of physical beauty, the reasons why visual development and artistic expression focus on the face, and the nature of celebrity are examined, as are medical anomalies such as Mobius syndrome, a condition that eliminates the ability to smile. The presenter gets strategic help from guest Elizabeth Hurley, who gamely lampoons her own celebrated beauty in various sketches, and Cleese's fellow Monty Python alumnus Michael Palin, who pops up in Python-esque skits during the program's fourth segment on fame. Comments from scientific sources are augmented by thoughtful interviews with Pierce Brosnan and Candice Bergen, who convincingly address the downside of being drop-dead gorgeous. --Sam Sutherland

Running time: 195 minutes
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)