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2007
The Man from Earth is a 2007 American science fiction drama film directed by Richard Schenkman. It was written by Jerome Bixby, who conceived the screenplay in the early 1960s and completed it on his deathbed in April 1998. It stars David Lee Smith as John Oldman, a departing university professor, who puts forth the notion that he is more than 14,000 years old. The entire film is set in and around Oldman's house…
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I just love it when pure cinematics gold drops on my laps. Like I don't go searching, the ideal situation would be me just doom scrolling on Instagram and see a clip or a scene of a movie and I know yes, this one glitters and it is gold. And that's what just happened here! The Man From Earth. Plot. > When a 14,000 year old Professor decides to retire and take his leave, his friends across the teaching board decide t…More
Image The film follows the story of John Oldman, a college professor who reveals to his colleagues on his last night in town an incredible secret: he has lived over 14,000 years and has witnessed human history since its inception! When John shares his incredible story, his colleagues are forced to question their beliefs about life, death and what it means to be human. “The Man from Earth” by Jerome Bixby imme…More
Source ESPAÑOL *¡Hola a todos! Hoy quiero compartirles mis impresiones sobre una película que, aunque no es de alto presupuesto ni tiene efectos especiales deslumbrantes, logra ser una obra maestra de la ciencia ficción: The Man from Earth. Este es un filme que, a pesar de su sencillez, deja una huella profunda en quienes lo ven. Sin ánimos de exagerar, creo que esta es la mejor película de bajo presupuesto que podr…More
Source Versión en Español ¿Qué pasaría si algún día alguien nos confesase (con argumentos, no opiniones) que ha vivido 14.000 años? Es decir, y para ponerlo en un contexto más adecuado y perfecto de entender; que desde la época de las cavernas, en el paleolítico superior hasta nuestros días, en pleno siglo XXI, un ser humano ha podido vencer a la muerte, pero sobre todo ha detenido al envejecimiento... Sí, ésta es l…More
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Today I would like to review a film that I discovered very recently and almost by chance, but which immediately won me over and has become if not my favorite film of all time, at least among the top three of all time. I discovered it almost by chance, on one of the after-work outings with my friends/colleagues from university, where once in a while, instead of talking about the usual things, we decided to test ourse…More
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