| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital, region 1, full screen. |
| Credits |
Editor: Alexandra Anthony ; cinematographer: Don Lenzer, Boyd Estus ; sound mix: Richard Bock ; music composed and conducted by Elmer Bernstein ; additional music: Sheldon Mirowitz. |
| Note |
Based on A silent childhood by Russ Rymer. |
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Special features: Printable materials for educators, access to the Nova website, scene selection. |
| Event |
Originally broadcast in 1994 as an episode in the television series Nova. |
| 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. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Psycholinguistics -- Case studies.
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Children -- Language -- Case studies.
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Sociolinguistics -- Case studies.
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Genie, 1957-
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Abused children -- California -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Garmon, Linda.
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Rymer, Russ
Genie.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.). Science Unit.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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NDR International.
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Nederlandse Omroepprogramma Stichting.
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| Note |
Subtitle on container: Revealing story of Genie |
| Added Title |
Nova (Television program)
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| ISBN |
1593756720 |
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9781593756727 |
| Standard No. |
783421359895 |
| Music No. |
WG35989 WGBH |
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