Oliver Sacks: His Own Life - a film by Ric Burns

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by Tim Appelo, AARP

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (Sept. 23)

Ken Burns’ eminent documentarian brother Ric Burns interviewed celebrity neurologist Oliver Sacks (played by Robin Williams in Awakenings) after his terminal cancer diagnosis, and also his family, friends and famous colleagues (Jonathan Miller, Temple Grandin, Paul Theroux). His wild, unlikely life shed fascinating new light on the human mind, and so will this film.

Renowned neurologist and literary giant Oliver Sacks is posthumously celebrated in this profound, highly engaging, deeply personal memoir.