Does The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

Name: The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1972
Duration: 32 min
Rating: 6.4

Directed by Stan Brakhage

197232 min6.4 / 10

A stark, unflinching documentary meditation on mortality and witness, using autopsy footage as a philosophical confrontation with death's particularity and meaning.

At a morgue, forensic pathologists conduct autopsies of the corpses assigned. "S. Brakhage, entering, WITH HIS CAMERA, one of the forbidden, terrific locations of our culture, the autopsy room. It is a place wherein, inversely, life is cherished, for it exists to affirm that no one of us may die without our knowing exactly why. All of us, in the person of the coroner, must see that, for ourselves, with our own eyes. It is a room full of appalling particular intimacies, the last ditch of individuation. Here our vague nightmare of mortality acquires the names and faces of OTHERS. This last is a process that requires a WITNESS; and what 'idea' may finally have inserted itself into the sensible world we can still scarcely guess, for the CAMERA would seem the perfect Eidetic Witness, staring with perfect compassion where we can scarcely bear to glance." – Hollis Frampton

Clusters

Depression and Complicity Supernatural Horror Films Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Religion Versus The System Crime and Thriller

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Autopsy Silent Film Forensic Science Pathologist Short Film

Questions people ask

Does The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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