A Long History of Madness (2011)
If your mentally ill patient dies, are you to blame? For Dr Françoise Davoine, Parisian psychoanalyst, this question becomes disturbingly real as one of her patients, Ariste, dies. Davoine is abducted and put on trial by mediaeval fools and through the course of one hellish day - across several centuries and countries - must argue her case for exoneration. As the journey forces Dr Davoine to question her own life, via a mix of fiction, documentary and theory, A Long History of Madness takes the viewer on a one-of-a-kind journey into the minds of the ‘mad’ and those designated to cure them.
Director: Michelle Williams Gamaker, Mieke Bal
Runtime: 120 min
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Screenplay
Cinematography: Michelle Williams Gamaker
Country: Netherlands
Language: العربية, Nederlands, English, suomi, Français, Deutsch, Español
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Michelle Williams Gamaker, Mieke Bal
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Long History of Madness about?
- If your mentally ill patient dies, are you to blame? For Dr Françoise Davoine, Parisian psychoanalyst, this question becomes disturbingly real as one of her patients, Ariste, dies. Davoine is abducted and put on trial by mediaeval fools and through the course of one hellish day - across several centuries and countries - must argue her case for exoneration. As the journey forces Dr Davoine to question her own life, via a mix of fiction, documentary and theory, A Long History of Madness takes the viewer on a one-of-a-kind journey into the minds of the ‘mad’ and those designated to cure them.
- Who directed A Long History of Madness?
- A Long History of Madness was directed by Michelle Williams Gamaker, Mieke Bal.
- How long is A Long History of Madness?
- A Long History of Madness has a runtime of 2h 0m (120 minutes).
- Where was A Long History of Madness produced?
- A Long History of Madness was produced in Netherlands.