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| NOVA - The Miracle of Life | 
| Director: Mikael Agaton
Actors: David Ogden Stiers, Bo Moller, Hans Wigzell, Klaus Renner, Hans-jochen Lunemann
Studio: WGBH Boston
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $10.32
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (43 reviews)
Sales Rank: 8113
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 186 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: WGBD799D
ISBN: 1578071968
UPC: 783421287396
EAN: 9781578071968
ASIN: 1578071968
Release Date: March 28, 2000
Theatrical Release Date: November 24, 1996
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Ride along on an incredible microphotographic voyage through the human body as a new life begins including the moment of conception. Studio: Wgbh Wholesale Release Date: 06/29/2004 Run time: 60 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
Still startlingly beautiful after several years, Nova's The Miracle of Life records human conception for the first time on film, and much more. Living, functioning reproductive systems are laid bare to the camera, and there is so much to explore and absorb that Nova's expert guidance is much needed and appreciated. The viewer follows an egg from its follicular development in an ovary, through the delicate, flowery fallopian tube for fertilization, and on to the uterus for development and eventual birth. Likewise, we follow the shorter journey of millions of sperm as they develop and strive mightily to reach the egg. (There isn't a man alive who can watch intraurethral footage without squirming--see for yourself!) Photographer Lennart Nilsson has shown us something profoundly beautiful and yet has left its fundamental mystery intact. The Miracle of Life is a rarity: a documentary that is also art. --Rob Lightner
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| Customer Reviews: Read 38 more reviews...
 Sex ed June 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This DVD is basically the sex ed you got in public school. I was disappointed when I wasted time watching and the last ten minutes covered babies.
 A Must Have For Parents June 2, 2008
I saw this film on PBS over a decade ago and have searched for it every since...it is a must have for parents, as it can act as a segwag into that dreaded conversation about the "birds and the bees"...
MIRACLE OF LIFE January 27, 2008
One fine informative and educational tool that makes a difficult subject interesting and easy to understand. Should be in every school in the nation.
Great DVD - just as good as the VHS January 25, 2008
My wife and I watched the VHS after we were married per our parents advice. Learned more then in Sex-Ed, of course I had a reason. Good quality pictures that captivate and bring the whole process of conception home.
This is well worth watching for mature audiences.
If you are interested in this DVD, you may want to purchase the 2-DVD series! December 4, 2007
This is an EXCELLENT DVD! My only disappointment with was that it stops showing the development of the baby in-utero at about 20 weeks and goes right to the birth. The birth itself is very outdated because it shows a woman in a sterile delivery room, lying flat on her back, pushing (which we now know is not an optimal position for birthing. Otherwise, its still holds up after all these years.
Buyers should be aware that the other NOVA DVD: The Miracle of Life/ Life's First Feelings NOVA: The Miracle of Life/Life's First Feelings IS actually two separate DVDs in one. So, if you are considering getting The Miracle of Life and can afford to, you might want to buy that one. I mistakenly bought BOTH because the Amazon listing said it was ONE DVD and I thought it was an enhanced version of the original The Miracle of Life. It is actually an additional DVD that compliments the first one. I highly recommend both - BUT FYI: the second DVD was originally produced in 1986, so even that, while fascinating, it feels very outdated now.
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