The coarseness of this film is so hard to watch. Unlike most documentaries, the camera and the sound do everything, without any narration. What we have here is a kind of subjugation of decency and respect for human life as the criminally insane (most of them) are treated horribly. The artistry is in the selection of events as the camera runs. I was in college when I first saw this. A fellow student told me a film was being shown in the student union that had been banned in many places and I should see it because it may never be available again. It took me days to get it out of my head. I was pretty innocent in those days and to this day I'm affected the same way. Just a warning. Don't really expect to be entertained.
Review of Titicut Follies
