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Head Against the Wall

Play trailer Head Against the Wall Released Mar 20, 1959 1h 30m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A family deals with a son's commitment for mental health treatment.

Critics Reviews

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Anton Bitel Little White Lies commenting on the difficult dynamic between freedom and control within any system... it is an important missing link between the cinma du papa and the emerging nouvelle vague Oct 12, 2009 Full Review Penelope Gilliatt Observer (UK) The scenario is imperfect, but the director's eye is poetic and angry. Mar 6, 2024 Full Review Jean-Luc Godard Arts (France) [Franju] seeks the madness behind reality because it is for him the only way to rediscover the true face of reality behind this madness. Sep 16, 2021 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Harrowing look at a psychiatric hospital and how it fails those who are treatable. Rated: B Jan 4, 2013 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion An expos out of Kafka and Foucault Aug 15, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Not a bad debut, explores in quite vivid detail the extremities of psychiatry and monstrosity of it all. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Un film francais qui nous plonge dans l'univers psychiatrique dans les annees cinquante et jette un regard sur la societe, a travers les tribulations du personnage principal, tres justement interprete par JP Mocky (qui signe egalement le scenario). Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A family deals with a son's commitment for mental health treatment.
Director
Georges Franju
Production Co
La Société des Films Sirius
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 20, 1959, Original
Runtime
1h 30m