Directed by:
Arnaud DesplechinCinematography:
Stéphane FontaineCast:
Benicio Del Toro, Mathieu Amalric, Gina McKee, Larry Pine, Joseph Cross, Gary Farmer, Michelle Thrush, Misty Upham, Michael Greyeyes, A Martinez, Elya Baskin (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
At the end of World War II, Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France, is admitted to Topeka Military Hospital in Kansas - an institution specializing in mental illness. Jimmy suffers from numerous symptoms: dizzy spells, temporary blindness, hearing loss... and withdrawal. In the absence of any physiological causes, he is diagnosed as schizophrenic. Nevertheless, the hospital management decides to seek the opinion of Georges Devereux, a French anthropologist, psychoanalyst and specialist in Native American culture. (Wild Bunch Distribution)
(more)Reviews (1)
The acting is excellent, but that's to be expected from the likes of Benicio Del Toro and Mathieu Amalric. Especially the latter, who is one of the best contemporary French actors. The story isn't bad either, if only for its historical background, but it's presented quite uninterestingly in places, which is a great pity.
()