Post by spiderwort on Mar 26, 2018 2:13:22 GMT
Mental illness in this case includes people who are certifiably insane, ill but not diagnosed, on the edge of madness, or those who have a breakdown with behaviors that damage their lives and the lives of those around them. I know this can be a bit subjective, so explanations would be helpful in some cases.
With that broad net, I'll start with these, which I greatly admire (not sure it's possible to "like" these films).
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) - an emotionally unstable Blanche DuBois fights to preserve her sanity in the face of her brother-in-law's brutality
Lust for Life (1956) - Van Gogh's madness drives him to create some of the world's great works of art
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1974) - crazy people in an asylum struggle for normalcy despite the torments of Nurse Ratchett
A Woman Under the Influence (1974) - a woman's mental breakdown wreaks devastation on her family
An Angel at My Table (1990) - writer Janet Frame's life story, from childhood to her times in mental institutions, to winning numerous literary awards
With that broad net, I'll start with these, which I greatly admire (not sure it's possible to "like" these films).
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) - an emotionally unstable Blanche DuBois fights to preserve her sanity in the face of her brother-in-law's brutality
Lust for Life (1956) - Van Gogh's madness drives him to create some of the world's great works of art
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1974) - crazy people in an asylum struggle for normalcy despite the torments of Nurse Ratchett
A Woman Under the Influence (1974) - a woman's mental breakdown wreaks devastation on her family
An Angel at My Table (1990) - writer Janet Frame's life story, from childhood to her times in mental institutions, to winning numerous literary awards