Head Against the Wall (1959)
- Original title
- La Tête contre les murs
- Directed by
- Georges Franju
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 40 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man rebels against his wealthy father and gets sent to a mental institution. Inside, he questions how society handles mental illness and faces harsh treatment.
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What happens
Head Against the Wall (French: La Tête contre les murs), also titled The Keepers, is a 1959 French drama film directed by Georges Franju starring Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Anouk Aimée, and Charles Aznavour. It was director Franju's debut feature film. The story follows an aimless young man who is institutionalized for defying his wealthy father, and in the process airs several questions about how society defines and treats mental illness. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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