Memoirs of My Nervous Illness


1h 18m 2006

Brief Synopsis

This late 19th Century-set drama based on a true story portrays Daniel Paul Schreber, a distinguished German judge who goes quite mad. His wife commits him to recuperative care in an asylum run by the obsessive Dr Emil Flechsig, but the latter finds his schizophrenic new patient an extremely difficu

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Abject Films
Distribution Company
Abject Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 18m

Synopsis

This late 19th Century-set drama based on a true story portrays Daniel Paul Schreber, a distinguished German judge who goes quite mad. His wife commits him to recuperative care in an asylum run by the obsessive Dr Emil Flechsig, but the latter finds his schizophrenic new patient an extremely difficult case. As striking delusions awaken Schreber to an invisible world of possibility, the intense youg man begins his transformation into a woman, putting him further at odds with Dr Flechsig and perhaps condemning him to confinement forever.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Abject Films
Distribution Company
Abject Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 18m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States December 15, 2006

Released in United States Winter December 15, 2006

Super 16mm

color/sepia-toned b&w

rtg MPAA NONE

Released in United States December 15, 2006 (New York City)

Released in United States Winter December 15, 2006