Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Palliative Care
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Garamond">The worst misfortune that can befall an old, tormented and fearful boxing trainer is that the pupil he is training and of whom he is very fond should have a lesion as serious as a quadriplegia. This is the crux of th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
2008-10-01
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| Series: | Revista de Medicina y Cine / Journal of Medicine and Movies |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/medicina_y_cine/article/view/237 |
| Summary: | <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Garamond">The worst misfortune that can befall an old, tormented and fearful boxing trainer is that the pupil he is training and of whom he is very fond should have a lesion as serious as a quadriplegia. This is the crux of the plot in <em>Million Dollar Baby</em>. A person who suffers a quadriplegia sees how most of her physical and sensorial abilities disappear and habitually suffers psychological disturbances requiring palliative medical care. Relatives are subjected to great stress and suffering. All these aspects are reflected, in general accurately, in the film.</span> |
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| ISSN: | 1885-5210 |