Title:
Of dolls & murder / directed by Susan Marks ; produced by John K. Dehn & Susan Marks ; written by Susan Marks.
Edition:
Extended version.
Publication Information:
Oaks, PA : MVD Visual [distributor], [2012]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2011.
Extra features include John Waters on the nutshells, John Waters on Frances Glessner Lee, patron saint of forensic medicine, the missing nutshells, filmmakers' commentary.
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; Aspect ratio, 1.33:1; Dolby Digital.
Summary:
A documentary about the collection of miniature crime scenes created in the 1930's and 1940's called Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. Made by Frances Glessner Lee, a millionaire heiress who revolutionized the study of crime scene investigation and who founded Harvard's department of legal medicine, the first program in the nation for forensic pathology, the diormas are still used today to give homicide detective a medical view of a crime scene.
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Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
Performer:
John Waters, narrator.
Production Credits:
Cinematography, Matt Ehling ; original music, John Kurtis Dehn ; narrator, John Waters ; directed by Susan Marks.
OCLC Number:
ocn794291969
Availability:
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