The Miracle of Life
The Miracle of Life is a documentary film about the human reproductive process. The film won multiple awards including a Peabody and an Emmy when it was broadcast as part of the American TV series Nova.[1] Photographed by Lennart Nilsson, the program originally aired in Sweden on November 26, 1982 under the title of "The Saga of Life."[2] The BBC acquired the episode for the documentary series Horizon and aired it that same month.[3] Many scenes were edited and the intro in both the Horizon and Nova versions are different, as well as the ending scene where the baby was born.
The Nova version of the film was broadcast on PBS on February 15, 1983. It was written and produced by Bebe Nixon and narrated by Anita Sangiolo.[4]
A sequel called "Life's Greatest Miracle" aired on November 20, 2001 on PBS using microimagery taken by Lennart Nilsson with narration by John Lithgow.[5]
Awards
The episode won the following awards:[1]
- 1984
- American Film Festival Blue Ribbon
- American Film Festival Emily Award
- Ohio State Award
- San Francisco International Film Festival Award
- 1983
References
- ^ a b "NOVA – Broadcast Awards Listed by Date". Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Sagan om livet". IMDb. 24 January 1983.
- ^ "The Miracle of Life". IMDb. 11 October 1982.
- ^ http://embryo.asu.edu/view/embryo:127874 [dead link]
- ^ "Life's Greatest Miracle". NOVA. 20 November 2001.
- ^ "The Peabody Awards - NOVA: The Miracle of Life". PEABody Awards. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Notable children's films and videos, filmstrips, and recordings, 1973-1986. Chicago: ALA. 1987. ISBN 978-0-8389-3342-8. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
External links
- The Miracle of Life is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Life's Greatest Miracle Video on PBS