Perishable Goods Movie Review 1979

Jonathan Miller looks at the variety of attitudes toward disease and aging over the centuries. Man, he says, is the only animal that can both anticipate his own death and leave a trace of himself in the minds of those who follow him.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS
Running time 60 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Death, Sociology

Producer

BBC Karl Sabbagh