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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- Broken Appointment (Part I)
- Year
- 1955
- Abstract
- Story of a young public health nurse who comes to realize the importance of psychology in her work. This humanistic film was made by a team of famous documentarians. Photography and Editing: Richard Leacock. Writer and Producer: Irving Jacoby. Director: Willard Van Dyke.
- Notes
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Produced: Affiliated Film Producers
Sponsor: Mental Health Film Board
Run Time: 14:55
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W - Keyword
- Psychiatry;Social services;Nursing;Social services;Nursing
- Theme
- Broken Appointment (Full Film)
- Review
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In this rather touching film, a young public health nurse learns to care about her paitients' concerns and feelings after going through a struggle with a young expectant mother who keeps breaking her clinic appointments. The film makes the valid point that science can only do so much and to really help people, you have to be willing to listen to them and learn about their lives and the greater context of their illnesses. It's a message with even more relevance today, considering how high-tech and soulless much of medicine has become. The film also portrays in a realistic fashion the psychological growth process persons in the human service field go through, including the mistakes they make along the way. A film in the true spirit of "public service".
(Reviewer: Christine Hennig) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F