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Directed by Rupert Murray...
Because you see, the other night, I saw "Unknown White Male," the remarkably incisive documentary debut by British director Rupert Murray concerning his friend Doug Bruce who suffers total amnesia on Coney Island. And his amnesia is "total" in every sense of the word. While he retains most of his so-called semantic memory (his knowledge of language and places), he can’t remember his job, home address, birth name, family members, or any aspect of his past life...
...Murray, who also edited "Unknown White Male," is a stunningly graceful cinematographer and storyteller, letting Bruce’s tale unfold organically rather than imposing an outsider’s take on someone with no memories...
...simple purposes of scientific understanding, Murray does consult Harvard’s own Professor of Psychology Daniel L. Schacter, an expert in the field of memory loss. Schacter’s presence adds a tangential sense of scientific credibility to what is really a tale about one man’s struggle with a past he can no longer remember but which continues to surround and bombard...
...first game. After Villanova put six on the board in the second, Crimson sophomore first baseman Danielle Kerper went deep with a solo shot in the third to start the rally. Adams added a two-run blast in the fourth, while freshman Jade Reichling, senior Rachael Murray, and junior Lauren Brown all sent one deep over the course of the game. The power show and the comeback provided confidence for Harvard pitchers, players said. “It gives you a real sense of relief knowing that you don’t have to be perfect,” Watkins...