Underplayed Gems

Who's Crazy? (1965)

Who's Crazy? poster
Country
Belgium, United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of mental institution inmates escape when their bus breaks down. They take over a rural farmhouse and try to create a new life for themselves.

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What happens

Who's Crazy? is a 1965 film directed by Thomas White starring actors from the Living Theatre troupe while they were living in Paris. The film focuses on a group of inmates in a mental institution who escape when their bus breaks down and begin to live in a rural farmhouse. The film was an American independent production shot in Belgium. The movie premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 1965. It was then re-edited with a score from free-jazz pioneer, Ornette Coleman and his trio. This version was screened at Cannes Film Festival in 1966. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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