Underplayed Gems

San Clemente (1982)

San Clemente poster
Directed by
Raymond Depardon
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary was filmed inside the San Clemente psychiatric asylum on an island in the Venice lagoon. It shows the daily lives of the patients and staff as the institution prepares to close.

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What happens

San Clemente est un documentaire français réalisé par Raymond Depardon et Sophie Ristelhueber, tourné dans l'asile psychiatrique de San Clemente, situé sur une île de la lagune de Venise. Après un premier reportage photographique en 1977, Raymond Depardon retourne à San Clemente en 1980 alors qu'il est question de fermer l'institution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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