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LA TÊTE CONTRE LES MURS

FRANCE      95 m.
Synopsis

(Head Against the Wall) (1958)
Franju’s feature film debut, following his experience as a documentary-maker, is an acerbic movie taking a similarly critical look at institutions. Based on a novel by Hervé Bazin, the film constitutes a disturbing reflection on madness and how it is treated viewed through the experience of a young boy forcefully committed to a psychiatric hospital.

Director
Screenplay
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Plot
Hervé Bazin
Production
ATICA / Elpenor Films / La Société Sirius Films
Jérôme Goulven
Photography
Eugen Shuftan
Edition
Suzanne Sandberg
Music
Maurice Jarre
Cast
Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Anouk Aimée, Jean Galland
Running Time
95 m.
Country
FRANCE
Year
1959
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