"Titicut Follies" by Frederick Wiseman is a deeply disturbing 1967 documentary film about the mistreatment of patients at Bridgewater State Hospital in Bridgewater,Massachusetts.The film's release was banned(outside of the field of education)in the United States from 1967-1992 by a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling that,since it was filmed in a hospital,it violated the patients' rights to privacy.In 1992,it was allowed to be shown on PBS.The film shows the systematic abuse and dehumanization of mentally ill patients:they are force-fed,beaten and left naked and raving in empty cells.The cinematography is grainy and the film is so real that it's certainly very difficult to watch.Give it a look,if you have a chance.7 out of 10.
Review of Titicut Follies
