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LA TETE CONTRE LES was director Georges Franju's first purely fictional film. Franju's prior training in documentaries helps to bring a veneer of reality to this harrowing glimpse within the walls of an insane asylum. Pierre Brasseur plays Marbeau, a traditionalist "head doctor" who takes on the case of young Francois (Jean-Paul Mocky). Though not really insane, Francois has been institutionalized for daring to defy his wealthy father. The story is told from Francois' point of view, as he teeters on the edge of madness during his involuntary internment. The film is essentially a plea for more sensible treatment of the mentally disturbed and the emotionally distressed, calling for much-needed widespread reforms -- something that, alas, was not readily forthcoming in the late 1950s.

Actor
Jean Rougerie, Andre Thorent, Pierre Brasseur, Jean Ozenne, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Claude Castaing, Thomy Bourdelle, Pierre Mirat, Charles Aznavour, Anouk Aimee, Jacques Seiler, Luc Andrieux, Claude Badolle, Roger Legris, Henri Poirier, Raoul Marco, Edith Scob, Paul Meurisse, Rudy Lenoir, Max Montavon, Claude Mansard, Jean Galland
Film/TV Title
La Tete Contre Les Murs
Director
Georges Franju
Language
French
Subtitle Language
French
Run Time
93 Mins
Format
DVD
Release Year
2009
Features
Original trailer\Interview with Jean-Pierre Mocky\Interview with Charles Aznavour\48-page booklet containing writing by Franju, Jean-Luc Godard and Raymond Durgant, Black & White, With Subtitles
Genre
Drama, General

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