This film tells the story of a young woman who suffers a mental breakdown, recovers fully in a mental hospital and returns home. Instead of the understanding and support she most needs from her friends and associates, she is virtually ostracized. The film makes a plea for a change in the sort of public thinking that places a stigma upon people who have suffered from an illness of the mind rather than of the body. Cast includes Martha Choquette, Mickey Martin, Stanley Mellough, Marie-Louisa Holtz, Monique Chabot, Benoit Gerard.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010244
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social isolation
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social psychology
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adjustment (Psychology)
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alienation (Social psychology)
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Social isolation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Adjustment (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alienation (Social psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Attitude (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Change (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Depression, Mental
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness - Public opinion
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness - Treatment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychiatric hospital care
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Social psychology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)