Day of the Idiots (1981)
- Original title
- Tag der Idioten
- Directed by
- Werner Schroeter
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman is a patient in a mental institution where she struggles with her sanity and often takes off her clothes. The film shows her interactions with the doctors and other patients.
disturbingpsychologicalintenseabstractsurrealclaustrophobicmelancholic
What happens
Day of the Idiots (German: Tag der Idioten) is a 1981 West German psychological fantasy film drama directed and written by Werner Schroeter. It stars Carole Bouquet as a disturbed mental patient with an inclination to remove her clothes and Ingrid Caven as Dr. Laura and Christine Kaufmann as Ruth. The film was nominated for a Golden Palm Award at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival and won best film at the 1982 German Film Awards going to director Werner Schroeter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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