A discussion group for people interested i n answering the question\, "Was the book really better than the movie?" Jo in us for a viewing of the film \;The Immortal Life of Henrietta L acks \;(2017) \;[dir. George C. Wolfe] \;and a short disc ussion comparing the book and movie. Pick up a copy of \;The Immor tal Life of Henrietta Lacks \;by Rebecca Skloot to read prior to the movie screening&mdash\;you can find the novel \;in our \;catalog. \;
\nAbout \;The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks:
This HBO Films drama tells the true story of Henrietta Lacks\, an
African American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal
human cell line\, known as HeLa. Told primarily through the eyes of Lack&
rsquo\;s daughter Deborah (Oprah Winfrey) and journalist Rebecca Skloot (R
ose Byrne)\, the film chronicles Deborah&rsquo\;s search to learn about th
e mother she never knew\, and to understand how the unauthorized harvestin
g of Lacks&rsquo\; cancerous cells in 1951 led to unprecedented medical br
eakthroughs\, from cancer to polio to radiation to AIDS\, changing countle
ss lives and the face of medicine forever. The Immortal Life of Henrietta
Lacks is a story of medical arrogance and triumph\, race\, poverty\, and d
eep friendship between the unlikeliest of people.
Rated TV -MA | 2017 | Biography/Drama/History/Mystery | 93 minutes. The movie will be shown with closed-captions. \;
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