Let There Be Light (USA) 1946

wlah...@gmail.com

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May 28, 2012, 12:49:41 AM5/28/12

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Hey,

John Huston's long suppressed documentary and the last of the three films he made for the war department during WWII. The film speaks for itself and is available at the link below. This is a restored version and not what is available at PD sites, so what's-his-name shouldn't bother to try and hijack the traffic. Thought I'd throw this in for the holiday.

http://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/let-there-be-light-1946

Daryl

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May 28, 2012, 2:29:15 AM5/28/12

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Thank you for putting this out. I did add it to the site. The
only difference between what is PD (the one I have) and the one
you list is the contrast has been darkened a bit on yours.
Otherwise, it's the same. But I think I will stick with what is
actually on file with the Library of Congress.

http://tvmoviesforfree.com/mel/john-huston/let-there-be-light-1946-video_475e39258.html

reilloc

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May 28, 2012, 1:18:03 PM5/28/12

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Take a look at the interview that starts at about minute 8, of the man
who tells the interviewer that he believes the interviewer's
(psychologist) profession calls what he has "nostalgia." Now, consider
this article,
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/home-sweet-home/, in the
"New York Times" of April 19, 2012 about "nostalgia" and death resulting
from "it."

It's fascinating to me.

LNC

wlah...@gmail.com

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May 28, 2012, 1:36:43 PM5/28/12

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On Monday, May 28, 2012 1:18:03 PM UTC-4, reilloc wrote:
> Take a look at the interview that starts at about minute 8, of the man
> who tells the interviewer that he believes the interviewer's
> (psychologist) profession calls what he has "nostalgia." Now, consider
> this article,
> http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/home-sweet-home/, in the
> "New York Times" of April 19, 2012 about "nostalgia" and death resulting
> from "it."
>
> It's fascinating to me.
>

You might want to see this:
http://med.brown.edu/HistoryofPsychiatry/nostalgia.html

reilloc

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May 28, 2012, 1:52:24 PM5/28/12

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What do you make of this? To me, it's a graphic demonstration of the
valuelessness of the practice of psychology or psychiatry. There are
not, never have been and never will be any standards practitioners have
been required to follow. It's as much charlatanry as the ministry.

That having been said, it's nice work if you can get it.

LNC

wlah...@gmail.com

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May 28, 2012, 1:59:25 PM5/28/12

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It's a step up from being a movie critic. A baby step.

hislop

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May 31, 2012, 7:38:26 AM5/31/12

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This film is quite fascinating. It is a look at abreaction therapy at
the end of WWII. There was a documentary on John Huston with parts of
this particular documentary shown on TV in Australia a few years ago.

hislop

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May 31, 2012, 7:42:48 AM5/31/12

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But this is also reminiscent of old novels, where people would be taken
ill and bedridden after an unfortunate turn of events, to generalise.
And people might die of a broken heart.

synthi...@yahoo.com

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May 31, 2012, 5:35:55 PM5/31/12

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I saw it, along with 2 others of the era, at U.Pitt many years ago.
What I found most interesting was the censorship. Here we have a happy
film, guys who are hurt get better, yay, and some politicians decide
that the citizens better not see it, since it makes war look like a
bad thing.

I remember a few bits of the movie; the guy who had trouble with the
"s" sound, since it reminded him of incoming artillery. Once they
figured out what the problem was, they could get rid of it.