Albert Schweitzer - Anatomy of a Saint
Director Georg Misch
Countries Germany, Austria, France
Duration 87 min
Synopsis
Albert Schweitzer is the modern day saint of the 20th century, the emblematic jungle doctor that saved lives in Africa, the peace Nobel prize laureate who created the concept of “Reverence for Life”. He was one of the few universal geniuses, excelling as theologian, philosopher, musician, medical doctor and development worker, one of the first campaigners against nuclear warfare and the forefather of the ecology movement. This film discovers the person behind the public image of the saint, looking beyond the image created by the media of “The greatest man in the world.” It unravels how an underachieving schoolboy developed into a genius and will place his personality and thinking in context with the two biggest influences on him: nature and the music of J.S. Bach.
Albert Schweitzer is the modern day saint of the 20th century, the emblematic jungle doctor that saved lives in Africa, the peace Nobel prize laureate who created the concept of “Reverence for Life”. He was one of the few universal geniuses, excelling as theologian, philosopher, musician, medical doctor and development worker, one of the first campaigners against nuclear warfare and the forefather of the ecology movement. This film discovers the person behind the public image of the saint, looking beyond the image created by the media of “The greatest man in the world.” It unravels how an underachieving schoolboy developed into a genius and will place his personality and thinking in context with the two biggest influences on him: nature and the music of J.S. Bach.