La Tete Contre Les Murs

Beschrijving
LA TETE CONTRE LES was director Georges Franju's first purely fictional film. Franju's prior training in documentaries helps to bring a veneer of reality to this harrowing glimpse within the walls of an insane asylum. Pierre Brasseur plays Marbeau, a traditionalist "head doctor" who takes on the case of young Francois (Jean-Paul Mocky). Though not really insane, Francois has been institutionalized for daring to defy his wealthy father. The story is told from Francois' point of view, as he teeters on the edge of madness during his involuntary internment. The film is essentially a plea for more sensible treatment of the mentally disturbed and the emotionally distressed, calling for much-needed widespread reforms -- something that, alas, was not readily forthcoming in the late 1950s.

Director: Georges Franju

Cast: Anouk Aimee,Charles Aznavour,Pierre Brasseur,Edith Scob,Luc Andrieux,Claude Badolle,Thomy Bourdelle,Claude Castaing,Jean Galland.

Ondertiteling: Engels