Fiction and documentary mingle in a freewheeling portrait of Susan Superstar, a New York celebrity on a drug-fueled downward slide that mirrors Edie Sedgwick’s own self-destructive spiral.

L'enfant secret

1979

French

6.5

♡ 6

Action

Drama

electroconvulsive therapy

Philippe Garrel Director

Christian Päffgen as Boy

Anne Wiazemsky as Elie

Eliane Roy as Jean-Baptiste's mother Edwige

Edwige as La prostituée

Jean-Baptiste, a filmmaker, and Elie, an actress, fall in love. To fight their unhappiness, they cling to their children: Jean-Baptiste to his film and Elie to her young son.

The Fifth Floor

1978

English

5.0

♡ 7

based on true story

electroconvulsive therapy

Howard Avedis Director

Robert Englund as Benny

Anthony James as Derrick

Michael Berryman as Mental Patient

Tracey Walter as Mental Patient

A young woman collapses on the disco dance floor of what's revealed to be strychnine poisoning. Assuming that this is an attempt at suicide, her boyfriend and doctor have her committed to the Fifth Floor, an asylum with obviously crazy inmates and a predatory orderly. The problem is, she's still sane!

Through a Glass Darkly

1961

Swedish

7.9

♡ 37

100%

electroconvulsive therapy

island

mental illness

schizophrenia

Ingmar Bergman Director

Gunnar Björnstrand as David

Harriet Andersson as Karin

Max von Sydow as Martin

Lars Passgård as Minus

Karin hopes to recover from her recent stay at a mental hospital by spending the summer at her family's cottage on a tiny island. Her husband, Martin, cares for her but is frustrated by her physical withdrawal. Her younger brother, Minus, is confused by Karin's vulnerability and his own budding sexuality. Their father, David, cannot overcome his haughty remoteness. Beset by visions, Karin descends further into madness.

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