Secret of the wild child [videorecording] / written, produced and directed by Linda Garmon ; a Nova production by the WGBH/Boston Science Unit in association with BBC-TV, NDR International Hamburg and Nederlandse Omroepprogramma Stichting.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmPublisher number: WG35989 | WGBHPublication details: [South Burlington, VT] : WGBH Educational Foundation, c2006.Description: 1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1593756720
  • 9781593756727
Other title:
  • Subtitle on container: Revealing story of Genie
Uniform titles:
  • Nova (Television program)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DVD RJ 506.D47 S43 2006
Production credits:
  • Editor, Alexandra Anthony ; cinematographer, Don Lenzer, Boyd Estus ; sound mix, Richard Bock ; music composed and conducted by Elmer Bernstein ; additional music, Sheldon Mirowitz.
Narrator, Stacy Keach ; consultant, Boyd Estus.Summary: Examines the case of "Genie, " a girl whose parents kept her locked in a bedroom in total isolation, until she was discovered in 1970 at age 13. At first, her rehabilitation seemed to be an opportunity to test hypotheses of language acquisition, but disputes about the nature of her disabilities, the intensity of her therapy, and the progress of government funded research turned Genie's case into a sad example of the ethical quandaries of research on human subjects.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection DVD RJ 506.D47 S43 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98639819

DVD, Dolby Digital.

Closed-captioned.

Narrator, Stacy Keach ; consultant, Boyd Estus.

Editor, Alexandra Anthony ; cinematographer, Don Lenzer, Boyd Estus ; sound mix, Richard Bock ; music composed and conducted by Elmer Bernstein ; additional music, Sheldon Mirowitz.

Based upon A silent childhood by Russ Rymer author of Genie: A scientific tragedy.

Special features: Printable materials for educators, access to the Nova website, scene selection.

Originally broadcast in 1994 as an episode in the television series Nova.

Examines the case of "Genie, " a girl whose parents kept her locked in a bedroom in total isolation, until she was discovered in 1970 at age 13. At first, her rehabilitation seemed to be an opportunity to test hypotheses of language acquisition, but disputes about the nature of her disabilities, the intensity of her therapy, and the progress of government funded research turned Genie's case into a sad example of the ethical quandaries of research on human subjects.

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