I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
This film documents one teenager's battle with schizophrenia, focusing on the relationship between the patient and her doctor.
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden - julianrjh
I think I just added this movie to my ziplist because it made me think of the old 70s song, and also that I had heard comparisons to it when "Girl, Interrupted" was released, and I enjoyed that one a lot. This one was even better - it dealt with its issues very, very seriously and realistically, without complicating things with minor sub-dramas or pandering the characters' diseases or writing schizophrenia off as a cute quirk (Benny & Joon, I'm looking at you). It's a difficult movie to sit through because not much happens, but it's a rewarding one altogether.Pretty Good - McStinky
This film reminds me of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next except it takes place in a women's ward of a mental institution and instead about a guy who isn't crazy being forced to stay in the institution it's about a women who is crazy who works on her problems and ends up getting out.
The interesting aspect of this movie is how it portrays the main character's schizophrenia. Not only do you hear the voices that the woman hears, but you see the characters that she imagines. It's a whole different world instead that head of hers.
My favorite character is Lee, as played by Susan Tyrrell. You may remember Tyrell from 1972's Fat City, a role she received an Academy Award nomination for. She was terrific in that picture and she is equally terrific in this one. She's a fine actress. It makes me wonder why she never made it bigger in the movies.
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden - julianrjh
I think I just added this movie to my ziplist because it made me think of the old 70s song, and also that I had heard comparisons to it when "Girl, Interrupted" was released, and I enjoyed that one a lot. This one was even better - it dealt with its issues ...Pretty Good - McStinky
This film reminds me of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next except it takes place in a women's ward of a mental institution and instead about a guy who isn't crazy being forced to stay in the institution it's about a women who is crazy who works on her problems ...