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You Are Not I (1981)

You Are Not I poster
Directed by
Sara Driver
Genre
drama film, independent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman escapes from a mental institution and takes on the identity of her sister, who was injured in a car accident. She moves in with her sister's family and begins to manipulate those around her.

bleakclinicalcerebraldetacheddisturbingslow-burnunsettlingminimalist

What happens

You Are Not I is a 1981 American drama film directed by Sara Driver and starring Suzanne Fletcher, Evelyn Smith, Nan Goldin, and Lucy Sante. The film is based on the 1948 short story of the same name by Paul Bowles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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