David and Lisa

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7.2/10

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Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for menta... Read allTeenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people.Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people.

Director
- Frank Perry
Writers
- Eleanor Perry
- Theodore Isaac Rubin
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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Frank Perry
Writers
- Eleanor Perry
- Theodore Isaac Rubin
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 6 wins & 7 nominations total

Simon
(as Matthew Anden)

Jaime Sánchez

Carlos
(as Jaime Sanchez)

Coni Hudak

Kate

Karen Lynn Gorney

Josette
(as Karen Gorney)

Janet Lee Parker

Sandra

Frank Perry

Newsdealer
(uncredited)

Director
- Frank Perry
Writers
- Eleanor Perry
- Theodore Isaac Rubin
All cast & crew
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Trivia
The quote David utters in Dr. Alan Swinford's office, "When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils," is from the poem, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth, 1807.

Goofs
When David and Simon are about to play chess, the board and pieces are set up incorrectly.

Quotes
Lisa Brandt: What do you see when you look at me?
David Clemens: I see a girl who looks like a pearl. I see a pearl of a girl.

Connections
Edited into Soufferance: A Preview of Adieu Tristesse (2011)

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10/10

A must for those with Autistic children

This beautiful movie has more humanity and intensity than any violent or sexual-filled film that Hollywood puts out today. The magic and conviction of this film will look in your eyes and reach deep into your heart. The acting is superb.You feel like a voyeur uninvited watching a drama unfold.The actress has a sweet demeanor which is very rare in actresses today.The actor just pulls on your heartstrings with his ability to convey to the viewer that he cant touch,yet wants to ...desparat.ely. The simple scene in which the lead actor shares a slice of chocolate cake with the psychiatrist,shows an enormous amount of two humans interacting on a level of the patient and the doctor,yet each learning and teaching from another.The vulnerability and rawness of the film reaches so many different levels and scenes throughout the movie.This film has much more raw emotion than Nicholson's film"One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest".And that is because the story gets right to the point.It is beautifully done simple,and not trying to hard.

Dr.Petersen