The Plastic Fantastic Brain (2009)

The Plastic Fantastic Brain: Directed by Robin Bicknell. With Alexandria Benoit, David Straus. This fascinating two-part programme explores cutting edge research surrounding the brain and its ability to function. In part one, two renowned neurologists are working to understand the brain’s “plasticity” and introduce us to a woman who functions well with literally half a brain and a blind professor who learns to “see” with his tongue. Part two explores the brain’s elusive capacity to create and store memory, as seen through one man who remarkably remembers every single detail of his life, and an athlete whose memory was wiped clean following a tragic accident.

“Sophie is of Breton origin. François is of Chinese origin, from the Chinese district of Paris to be precise. Together, they are expecting a happy event whereas François broke up with his father, ten years ago, after a violent dispute.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlthough the film is globally boring, with stereotypical characters, missing jokes and flat dialogues, I nonetheless truly loved one scene, the one during which the Chinese grandfather meets his granddaughter at the maternity ward.”