Experiments in the Revival of Organisms

April 25, 2005 1:04 PM

Experiments in the Revival of Organisms 'Of course technique is everything...' Introduced by renowned Marxist scientist and geneticist JBS Haldane, this Soviet film depicts the artificial maintenance of individual organs, a severed dog's head, and finally a dog in toto (excuse the pun).
posted by derangedlarid (8 comments total)

Creepy.
posted by AlexReynolds at 1:08 PM on April 25, 2005

posted by jonmc at 1:11 PM on April 25, 2005

Cold Lazarus anyone?
posted by amberglow at 1:11 PM on April 25, 2005

MetaFilter: As you can imagine, technique is everything
posted by MrMoonPie at 1:23 PM on April 25, 2005

MrMoonPie: I stand corrected. I was after that phrase, which gives the film its proper chill, but alas I remembered it incorrectly.
posted by derangedlarid at 1:31 PM on April 25, 2005

In toto. Ha ha haaa, hee hee.
Heh.

Oh yeah, and this is creepy. What about the one guy's comment about the artificial heart, etc? Is this really just circulating blood, or did they actually revive these animals?
posted by Specklet at 1:50 PM on April 25, 2005

Reminds one of the very fine (and somewhat prophetic) book by Mr. Lewis, That Hideous Strength.
posted by koeselitz at 6:42 PM on April 25, 2005

did the dog fetch?
posted by obeygiant at 5:05 AM on April 26, 2005