Films with scenes in psychiatric hospitals

[Donna Ferentes]

the silence of the lambs.

Hmmm. Thought of that, but is that a psychiatric hospital?

 

[unusual_solid]

Lecter is serving nine consecutive life sentences in a Maryland mental institution for his murders.

nicked from wiki. don't know the name of the place but would have to do a little more searching but it says it is.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Fair enough - it's hair-splitting anyway, the difference between psychiatric "hospitals" and psychiatric "institutions". I was going to say the place Lecter's in doesn't look much like a hospital, but psychiatric institutions don't.

 

[Melinda]

In that case does "But Im a Cheerleader" count?

Mostly takes place inside a psychiatric institution or gender/sexuality rehabilitation centre.

 

[unusual_solid]

the difference between psychiatric "hospitals" and psychiatric "institutions".

yes i'm not sure of the distinction though?
hospital would refer to treatment where as institution would mean lock someone away to be forgotten about? if anything the on in the film looked more like a prison. but in saying that a doctor was a head of the facility and then there was that nurse called barney. not sure though.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

yes i'm not sure of the distinction though?

Me neither. There's a distinction between ordinary wards and secure units, for instance, and there must presumably be a third category (say Broadmoor?) for people who are serious convicted criminals but are not considered sane.

 

[jodal]

"In the Mouth of Madness"

Great little film.

 

[sojourner]

House of Fools

 

[May Kasahara]

Cheers soj - had never heard of this before you mentioned it on the DVD thread, but it looks wicked so I have just added it to my rental list

 

[sojourner]

Cheers soj - had never heard of this before you mentioned it on the DVD thread, but it looks wicked so I have just added it to my rental list

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did May

 

[chooch]

Rois et Reine.

 

[DaveCinzano]

The Debt

 

[SpookyFrank]

So, anyway, does 'A Beautiful Mind' have a scene in a psychiatric hospital or not? Anyone?

There are scenes of the bloke being given ECT, which I remember finding unpleasant to watch.