The House of God
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The House of God is a 1984 satirical medical drama film, based on Samuel Shem’s novel, that portrays the darkly comic experiences of medical interns in a brutal teaching hospital.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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medical drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The House of God (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Samuel Shem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depictsInstitutionType |
hospital
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teaching hospital ⓘ |
| depictsProfession |
medical intern
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physician ⓘ resident physician ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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medical drama ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSourceGenre | novel ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverseElement | fictional teaching hospital ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between idealism and reality in medicine
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coping mechanisms of doctors ⓘ dehumanization in medicine ⓘ institutional cruelty ⓘ medical humor ⓘ moral compromise ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
medical ethics
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medical internship ⓘ physician burnout ⓘ teaching hospitals ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | experiences of medical interns ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
comedy-drama
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drama ⓘ |
| portrays |
brutal medical training environment
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cynicism in hospital culture ⓘ ethical dilemmas in patient care ⓘ hierarchical medical system ⓘ medical hierarchy ⓘ patient overload in hospitals ⓘ psychological stress on interns ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s film ⓘ |
| setting | teaching hospital ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialTitle | The House of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adults ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| workBasedOn | autobiographical-inspired fiction by Samuel Shem ⓘ |
| workTitle | The House of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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