Underplayed Gems

Day of the Idiots (1981)

Day of the Idiots poster
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
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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.

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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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