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| | Severo Ochoa: La conquista de un Nobel (2001) (TV) |
 | | From such backgrounds, it was, obviously, but a short step to the making of this biographical film on the life of the scientist Severo Ochoa (1905 Luarca, Asturias, Spain), one of many intellectuals who had to flee Spain during and following the Civil War. |
 | | Although obviously much effort was made into producing this documentary film, it never managed to get beyond being merely a historical retrospective as it followed the man's life from his childhood in Asturias, university life in Madrid, and the investigations he carried out in Heidelberg, Glasgow, New York, and finally receiving the Nobel Prize. |
 | | Over three hours long this film for TV will undoubtedly be a bit tedious, except for those with a specific great interest in the subject matter. |
| www.imdb.com /title/tt0302190 (586 words) |
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