The Man from Earth

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Une fête d'au revoir impromptue pour le Professeur John Oldman se transforme en interrogatoire mystérieux après que l'universitaire sur le départ révèle à ses collègues un passé plus étrange... Tout lireUne fête d'au revoir impromptue pour le Professeur John Oldman se transforme en interrogatoire mystérieux après que l'universitaire sur le départ révèle à ses collègues un passé plus étrange qu'ils n'auraient pu s'imaginer.Une fête d'au revoir impromptue pour le Professeur John Oldman se transforme en interrogatoire mystérieux après que l'universitaire sur le départ révèle à ses collègues un passé plus étrange qu'ils n'auraient pu s'imaginer.

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- 5 victoires et 1 nomination au total

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Jerome Bixby's The Man From Earth

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Anecdotes
The last work from screenwriter Jerome Bixby before his death.

Gaffes
(at around 12 mins) When discussing Columbus's journey John implies that there was still widespread belief that the earth was flat. In fact, since the time of the Greeks it had been relatively common (educated) knowledge that the earth was round. (Columbus's error was in underestimating the diameter of the earth and thus the distance to Asia by a westerly route. Luckily, he bumped into the Americas where he'd roughly calculated Asia was supposed to be, otherwise they'd have been lost at sea.)

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Dan: Time... you can't see it, you can hear it, you can't weigh it, you can't... measure it in a laboratory. It is a subjective sense of... becoming, what we... are, in stead of what we were a nanosecond ago, becoming what we will be in another nanosecond. The whole piece of time's a landscape existing, we form behind us and we move, we move through it... slice by slice.
Linda Murphy: Clocks measure time.
Dan: No, they measure themselves, the objective referee of a clock is another clock.
Edith: All very interesting, but what has it got to do with John?
Dan: He, he might be man who... lives... outside of time as we know it.

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Forever
Lyrics by Richard Schenkman
Music by Mark Hinton Stewart
BDI Music, Ltd.
Performed by Mark Hinton Stewart
Vocalist Chantelle Duncan

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10/10

The epitome of good science fiction

Jerome Bixby's "The Man from Earth" stands proudly among the best science fiction films ever made. However, unlike "2001", "CE3K" and "Blade Runner," this little movie relies not on outstanding set design and mind-blowing visual effects, but rather on ideas; the very foundation of science fiction.

I've been a fan of Mr. Bixby's ever since "Star Trek", and I must say this equals if not surpasses "Mirror, "Mirror". I agree that some of the acting was stilted, and the music partially drowned out dialogue in one scene, but my family and I were mesmerized throughout. As to my personal beliefs regarding God and faith; "Man from Earth" in no way offended me, but rather challenged me. Challenged me with historical facts (several of which I've since checked online, and thus far, all of which appear 100% accurate.) This is a chess game of a film, forcing the viewer not only to listen and to think, but to understand.

I highly recommend "Man from Earth" to any and all who love intelligent science fiction. A friend downloaded the film, illegally no doubt. I've watched it three times thus far, and I'll be the first in line to buy the DVD (legally =) this coming Tuesday.