Vitamania: The Sense and Nonsense of Vitamins

Jul 28, 2018

1h 30m

★ 7.3

Overview

Dr Derek Muller takes us on an epic adventure, a world-spanning investigation of vitamin science and history, asking how do we decide whether to take vitamin supplements, or not?

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Genepool Productions

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Cast

Self - Presenter

Derek Muller

A respected documentary maker hears from a friend that his long term depression has been helped after watching a video entitled "Food matters" and following a nutritional protocol involving high doses of vitamins, as outlined by a featured speaker in Foodmatters, by the name of Andrew W Saul. Beatie visits Saul and is given an outline of Orthomolecular Medicine, the protocol envisaged by Nobel prize winners and eminent scientists.

6.0

Las vitaminas a juicio

Oct 25, 2018

No overview available.

5.3

A Thousand Little Cuts

May 2, 2022

Anne Bennett wakes up in a hospital, convinced she is recovering from minor surgery only to find herself in a battle of wits with a psychiatrist who can't let her leave until she remembers "what happened that night." Events turn a darker corner as doctor and patient try to unlock not only what traumatic event Anne is suppressing, but also who was there, why it happened, and why Anne's subconscious is fighting so hard to prevent her from talking about it.

0.0

Vitamin 'U' for Me

Feb 2, 1942

Dr. Whoozis' vitamin and exercise routine turn young girls into super-charged pin-up models

0.0

The Magic Alphabet

Oct 10, 1942

This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short dramatizes how the work of Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman, who searched for a cure for beri-beri on the island of Java in the 1890s, led to the discovery of vitamins.

2.7

Exotic Vitamins

Jan 1, 1964

A middle-aged womaniser takes in his distant cousin, who has fled from an arranged marriage, and she decides to use a potent love potion to seduce the unattainable object of her desire. Can a dash of exotic vitamins help her succeed?

6.8

Jordan Klepper Solves Guns

Jun 11, 2017

Jordan Klepper is an enlightened, progressive, sartorially aware comedian who's determined to fix America's gun violence epidemic. As his quest takes him from the nation's capital to the deep woods home of the Georgia militia and beyond, one thing is clear: If Jordan can't solve guns, no one can. (Hopefully, this is not true.)

8.0

Siempre te llevo conmigo

Jan 15, 2023

No overview available.

0.0

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2001

May 22, 2001

Go where no one has gone with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Uncensored 2001. You'll be shocked to see what really goes on behind the scenes. Join the world's top models in the hottest suits from the 2001 Issue, shot in the world's most exotic locales.

8.0

Cause of Death: Unknown

Mar 24, 2017

After her sister died suddenly and unexpectedly while being treated with prescription antipsychotics, director Anniken Hoel begins a global investigation into the crimes of the pharmaceutical industry.

8.2

Lady Gaga, a Star Is Born

Nov 24, 2022

Eccentric and provocative, Lady Gaga is undoubtedly the greatest pop diva. The one who is actually called Stefani Germanotta is a brilliant artist, capable of all the excesses, but also a wounded woman, marked by a terrible drama. An artist who had to fight and overcome many humiliations to reach the top. Today, Lady Gaga is an undisputed music star with 230 million records sold, and a film icon thanks to the film "A Star is Born" and her role in "House of Gucci". In less than 15 years, she has become one of the most influential women in the world. To better understand her, those who have known her since her early days reveal her secrets and tell the story behind the scenes of the films and songs that have built her legend.

0.0

Larbi

Jul 17, 2010

The film was inspired by the life of football player Larbi Benbarek.

0.0

Jean Narboni on 'Vivre sa vie'

Dec 31, 2004

An interview with French film scholar Jean Narboni about Jean-Luc Godard's 1962 film VIVRE SA VIE.

7.0

Dougray Scott Bringing Football Home

Feb 11, 2024

Dougray Scott explores Scotland's pivotal role in creating modern football, charting the decades of footballing rivalry with England that have followed since their first official encounter in 1872.

7.3

The Walking Dead: The Return

Feb 15, 2024

Stars of "The Walking Dead," Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, walk down memory lane and visit iconic locations where pivotal moments between their characters, Rick and Michonne, were filmed.

0.0

Ashita o he guru

Sep 11, 2021

This documentary records the lives of people in a mountain village surrounding the kozo (paper mulberry) tree, a raw material used to make Tosa washi paper.

0.0

Mourou o ikiru

Aug 26, 2017

This documentary follows the daily lives of blind and deaf people: deaf-blind people living alone on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture; a man in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, who chose to live in his community despite the earthquake and tsunami; a young man in Hiroshima who wants to be independent so that he can marry while continuing to practice judo; Professor Satoshi Fukushima of the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology who became the first deaf-blind person to teach full-time at a university in the world.

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10.0

'N Sync 'N Concert

Jul 2, 1999

Ain't No Stopping Us Now/Second II None/Boys of Summer Tour live from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

6.5

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

Apr 30, 1965

Promotional short for the film "The Sandpiper".

0.0

The Eulogy

Oct 10, 2019

Tragic story of child prodigy pianist-composer Geoffrey Tozer, inspired by former Prime Minister Paul Keating’s searing eulogy for the artist.

Vitamania: The Sense and Nonsense of Vitamins

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