A document of the mental universe of a schizophrenic. Starring Pierre Clémenti.
Acting
Clémenti's unflinching self-portrait—no performance, just existence.
Direction
Duvivier's clinical eye meets chaos; observation without exploitation.
Editing
Jarring cuts mirror cognitive fracture. You feel the disintegration.
Director
Éric Duvivier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Clémenti was institutionalized multiple times; this was filmed during an actual stay, with doctors' permission.
Banned in several countries upon release for 'indecency of the mind'—not sex, but the unfiltered display of madness itself.
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