Documentary. The tranquil woods of the Loire Valley embrace the La Borde psychiatric clinic, an asylum in the truest sense of the word, where patients find sanctuary and repose. Patients and staff work together in rehearsals and preparations for their annual summer play. This year, they perform the modernist, absurdist classic, .. Read more
| Director | Nicolas Philibert |
|---|---|
| Genres | Documentary, World Cinema |
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Documentary. The tranquil woods of the Loire Valley embrace the La Borde psychiatric clinic, an asylum in the truest sense of the word, where patients find sanctuary and repose. Patients and staff work together in rehearsals and preparations for their annual summer play. This year, they perform the modernist, absurdist classic, "Operette," by Witold Gombrowicz, whose dialogue is more nonsensical than that of the patients themselves.
| Director | Nicolas Philibert |
|---|---|
| Studio | SECONDRUN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Documentary, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Released | Production year: 1997 To Rent: DVD: 08 May 2006 |
The La Borde clinic, a stately chateau surrounded by forest, takes an unorthodox approach to psychiatric care. The... read more on Time Out
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A tender portrait
Documentary by the director did the film Etre et Avoir (about the small french village nursery/primary school). This was a good gentle watch about a French ... read more »
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