That Way Madness Lies ...

Released Dec 14, 2018

1 hr. 45 min.

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Drama

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Filmmaker Sandra Luckow's portrait of her brother Duanne's mental decline into severe paranoid schizophrenia.

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The problem with Dwuanne Luckow is, at first glance, he does not look or sound crazy. He is clean-shaven, neat, and speaks with confidence. As this documentary progresses, you begin to see how this fact does not serve him well. This is his sister's documentary, and the story she tells is a travesty. I don't want to share many details from the film, as watching it is a cumulative educational experience. Scene by scene, Ms. Luckow builds a narrative about the mentally ill in America, and the families who want to help their mentally ill loved ones. This is her story, so the conclusion she reaches may not be acceptable to everyone. Troubling, intelligent, infuriating.

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01/18/23

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I'm a big documentary fan... this one was way off the mark! Wish I could get my money back!

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02/15/23

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Sandra Luckow

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Sandra Luckow

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Sandra Luckow

Writer

Anne Alvergue

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Abigail Disney

Executive Producer

Regina K. Scully

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

There is a lot of home video footage... that adds to the power of the film.

Sep 12, 2019

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Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

That Way Madness Lies delivers an unblinking assessment of the failures of the health, judicial and penal systems to effectively address what is a growing national problem.

Dec 19, 2018

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Luckow, whose film takes its title from "King Lear," ultimately finds not so much in the way of closure as she does a vital shred of self-preservation.

Dec 13, 2018

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Louis Proyect

Counterpunch.org

A courageous and compelling documentary about how American society casts the mentally ill and their families adrift.

Dec 14, 2018

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Sandra Luckow's portrait of her brother Duanne's mental decline into severe paranoid schizophrenia.

Director: Sandra Luckow
Executive Producer: Abigail Disney, Regina K. Scully
Screenwriter: Sandra Luckow, Anne Alvergue
Distributor: First Run Features
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 14, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2019

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