Something the Lord Made
The movie depicts the relationship between two medical pioneers, one celebrated, one overlooked: the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas and his complex and volatile partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock, the world famous 'Blue Baby doctor' who pioneered modern heart surgery.
23 December 1985, Taipai, Taiwan
24 October 1973, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
26 December 1965, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
28 December 1960, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
17 June 1972, Surry County, Virginia, USA
27 August 1908, Stonewall, Texas, USA
31 January 1974, Columbia, Maryland, USA
8 January 1953, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
11 December 1973, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
26 August 1979, Arlington, Virginia, USA
18 January 1944, New York City, New York, USA
12 November 1954, Yonkers, New York, USA
27 October 1933, Newark, New Jersey, USA
July 02, 2018
Moving without being maudlin; it doesn't over-inflate the inherent drama of the two men's relationship or the era in which they lived.
