Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl
Cast & Crew
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Nelo Risi
Director
Ghislaine D'orsay
Anna
Umberto Raho
Father
Marija Tocinowsky
Mother
Margarita Lozano
Blanche [Bianca]
Gabriella Mulachiè
Nurse
Film Details
Also Known As
Diario di una schizofrenica, Why Anna?
Release Date
Jan
1970
Premiere Information
New York showing: 29 Apr 1970
Production Company
IDI Cinematografica
Distribution Company
Allied Artists
Country
Italy
Location
Lucerne,Switzerland
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Journal d'une schizophrène; auto-observation d'une schizophrène pendant le traitement psychothérapique par M. A. Sèchehaye by Renée (Paris, 1950).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Synopsis
At a Lucerne clinic, Blanche, a psychiatrist, treats Anna, a 17-year-old schizophrenic who has attempted suicide. Consultations with the patient and her mother reveal a history of parental rejection, as well as maternal preference for a younger sister, Mirella. To compensate for this neglect the psychiatrist assumes the role of mother, providing Anna with an alternative childhood and thereby curing her.
Director
Nelo Risi
Director
Cast
Ghislaine D'orsay
Anna
Umberto Raho
Father
Marija Tocinowsky
Mother
Margarita Lozano
Blanche [Bianca]
Gabriella Mulachiè
Nurse
Manlio Busoni
Giuseppe Liuzzi
Doctors
Sara Ridolfi
Housekeeper
Crew
Giulio Albonico
Camera
Gian Vittorio Baldi
Executive Producer
Pietro Bucci
Producer
Fabio Carpi
Screenwriter
Robert Colby
Composer
Cleofe Conversi
Special Effects
Franco Fornari
Scientific cons
Franco Fornari
Director of Photography
Nato Frasca
Costume Design
Nato Frasca
Art Director
Rodolfo Frattaioli
Producer
Achille Millo
Sound
Sid Ramin
Composer
Nelo Risi
Screenwriter
Ivan Vandor
Music
Emanuel L. Wolf
Presented By
Film Details
Also Known As
Diario di una schizofrenica, Why Anna?
Release Date
Jan
1970
Premiere Information
New York showing: 29 Apr 1970
Production Company
IDI Cinematografica
Distribution Company
Allied Artists
Country
Italy
Location
Lucerne,Switzerland
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Journal d'une schizophrène; auto-observation d'une schizophrène pendant le traitement psychothérapique par M. A. Sèchehaye by Renée (Paris, 1950).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Location scenes filmed in Lucerne, Switzerland. Produced in Italy in 1968 as Diario di una schizofrenica; running time: 108 min. U. S. prerelease title: Why Anna?
