Jimmy P. : psychotherapy of a Plains Indian

DVD

Jimmy P. : psychotherapy of a Plains Indian / IFC Films, Worldview Entertainment, Why Not Productions present ; written and directed by Arnaud Desplechin ; co-writers, Juie Peyr, Kent Jones ; producer, Jennifer Roth ; produced by Pascal Caucheteux & Grégoire Sorlat.

Desplechin, Arnaud, (film director,, screenwriter.). Toro, Benicio del, 1967- (actor.). Amalric, Mathieu, 1965- (actor.). McKee, Gina, 1964- (actor.). Cross, Joseph, 1986- (actor.). Pine, Larry, (actor.). Farmer, Gary, 1953- (actor.). Shore, Howard, (composer (expression)). Devereux, George, 1908-1985 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Reality and dream. (Added Author). IFC Films, (presenter.). Worldview Entertainment, (presenter.). Why Not Productions Inc., (presenter.). MPI Media Group, (film distributor.). Benicio Del Toro, Mathieu Amalric, Gina McKee, Joseph Cross, Larry Pine, Gary Farmer. (Cast).

Summary:

Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France during WWII, is admitted to Topeka Military Hospital in Kansas, an institution specializing in mental illness. Although he does not suffer any psychological causes for his painful symptoms, he is diagnosed as schizophrenic. Nevertheless, the hospital management decides to seek the opinion of Georges Devereux, a French anthropologist, psychoanalyst and specialist in Native American culture.

Record details

ISBN: 0788618091
ISBN: 9780788618093
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 117 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Distributor: New York, NY : MPI Media Group, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:: Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.

Based on Georges Devereux's book "Reality and Dream" published by Editions Fayard, France.

"Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian"--Disc surface.

Special features: Making of; interviews; trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Music, Howard Shore ; director of photography, Stéphane Fontaine ; editor, Laurence Briaud.
Participant or Performer Note:: Benicio Del Toro, Mathieu Amalric, Gina McKee, Joseph Cross, Larry Pine, Gary Farmer.
Target Audience Note:: Not rated.
System Details Note:: DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:: In English with optional Spanish subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).