The Man from Earth (2007)
- Directed by
- Richard Schenkman
- Genre
- drama film, science fiction film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 2,951 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A university professor reveals to his colleagues that he is actually a 14,000 year old man. The story unfolds entirely through conversation at his farewell party.
cerebralintimatecontemplativeslow-burntalkythought-provokingclaustrophobiclow-key
What happens
The Man from Earth is a 2007 American science fiction drama film directed by Richard Schenkman. It was written by Jerome Bixby, who conceived the screenplay in the early 1960s and completed it on his deathbed in April 1998. It stars David Lee Smith as John Oldman, a departing university professor, who puts forth the notion that he is more than 14,000 years old. The entire film is set in and around Oldman's house during his farewell party and consists almost entirely of dialogue. The plot advances through intellectual arguments between Oldman and his fellow faculty members. The screenplay mirrors similar concepts of longevity introduced by Bixby in "Requiem for Methuselah", a Star Trek episode he wrote, which originally aired in 1969. The Man from Earth gained recognition in part for being widely distributed through Internet peer-to-peer networks, which raised its profile. Schenkman later adapted the film into a stage play. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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