Semmelweis

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Country: Hungary
Genre: History, Drama
Production Companies: Film Positive Productions, Szupermodern Stúdió
Watched by: 599 of 1 002 257
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Set in 19th century Vienna, Ignac Semmelweis, a short-tempered but passionate doctor, delivers babies and carries out autopsies on a daily basis while looking for the cause of puerperal fever, the mysterious epidemic that decimates patients in the hospital.

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Semmelweis (2023) Trailer (English subtitles)

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Mаруся
Mаруся
22 Dec 2024, 19:10 #
It's a bit overstated, but overall it's very well done. It reminded me of Knickerbocker Hospital, it even seemed like they were filming in one place.I love movies based on real stories
ngc4319
ngc4319
29 Jan 21:58 #
@Marusya: that's right, it feels just like a knickerbocker
Yuven
Yuven
08 Nov 2025, 22:52 #
The simplest solution, but it saved so many lives... But in science, it's rarely been easy... 😱
semish201
semish201
15 Nov 2025, 09:38 #
Evidence-based medicine is good! Semmelweis is a progressive and a savior of women!
But the film is poorly shot, the script is simple and predictable.
berbetenok
berbetenok
17 Nov 2025, 22:47 #
So interestingly, Wikipedia says that his theory was not taken seriously on this basis, he developed severe depression, then he was tricked into going to a mental hospital where the medical staff beat him to death in the movie, his nerves were frayed, then like a meeting with the medical board where the nurses protected him and now he's doing well, he's the best of all his In the end we fell in love , he just started to lose his mind , got into a nuthouse and died there. When I went to watch, I thought there would be meat, I would hate everyone , but here's a cute movie with a happy ending.
Dangor
Dangor
07 Jan 16:59 #
@berbetenok: It's just that if you tell the whole story of his life, 2 hours would not be enough. There were a lot of moments that influenced his life. Including the revolution.
idrita7siniy
idrita7siniy
08 Jan 17:21 #
@Dangor: it is quite possible for yourself to film not the whole life, but say excerpts of every n years
Dangor
Dangor
08 Jan 17:30 #
@idrita7siniy: then it will be a completely different movie and about a completely different thing.
Elven_Kelevra
Elven_Kelevra
26 Jan 22:37 #
@berbetenok: classic. Many people think that there is no propaganda in the West, particularly in films, but it is everywhere and this is a clear example. A person's merits are national pride, and what the state did to him can be overlooked. If there had been such a thing during the "Eastern Bloc", it would certainly have been shown and even exaggerated, accusing the regime. But here, after all, the events took place in the "golden age" of the Hungarians.
ngc4319
ngc4319
29 Jan 22:04 #
It's a decent movie. I saw an excerpt in the insta and did not regret watching it.
I liked the actors very much, and the music, and the shooting, and everything in general, I didn't even pause.
The only thing is a strange moment with the autopsy of a colleague. He was still there, and the scars on the dead don't heal. The chief strictly instructed not to let the young doctor near the corpse, and of course he would have easily checked and made sure. Why did he run into the midwife, or was he stupid? But he's so smart, but he so easily believed this ratman instead of his beloved.
Drama for the sake of drama, of course. And he never apologized. I took 0.5 off my grade just for that. It would be fine to just accept, after all, what was the probability of Palev? But no.
PinochetM
PinochetM
PRO
04 Mar 09:26 #

@ngc4319:

  1. The morgue employee, when he was dressing the corpse, naturally noticed the traces of an autopsy, but would he have reported his mistake, just hoped that the parents would take the body and that would be all.
  2. He believed because there were facts: he also knew the midwife, and third parties found out who were silent until an opportunity arose.
vmerkalin99
vmerkalin99
24 Mar 15:18 #
It's a good movie, but for some reason I can't believe in such kind people, I don't know, maybe it's my appreciation, but the doctor is too kind.
Nemfides
Nemfides
PRO
24 Mar 17:40 #
I didn't know about this doctor and that it was based on real events. I really wanted to be grateful to him. Thank you! I liked the movie and kept me in suspense.
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