Jimmy P. (2013)
Directed by Arnaud Desplechin

Drama

Film Synopsis

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Jimmy Picard, a Blackfoot Indian who fought with the Allies in France, is admitted to a military hospital in Topeka, Kansas, an institution that specialises in brain diseases.  Jimmy shows a number of worrying symptoms, including dizziness, temporary blindness and hearing loss, and he is diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia.   Even so, the hospital management decides to take the advice of a French psychoanalyst and anthropologist, a specialist in American Indian culture, Georges Devereux.  By recounting his recollections and his dreams, Jimmy forges a close relationship with the scientist...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Arnaud Desplechin
  • Script: Arnaud Desplechin, Kent Jones, Julie Peyr
  • Cinematographer: Stéphane Fontaine
  • Music: Howard Shore
  • Cast: Benicio Del Toro (Jimmy Picard), Mathieu Amalric (Georges Devereux), Gina McKee (Madeleine), Larry Pine (Dr. Karl Menninger), Joseph Cross (Dr. Holt), Gary Farmer (Jack), Michelle Thrush (Gayle Picard), Misty Upham (Jane), Jennifer Podemski (Doll), Michael Greyeyes (Allan), A Martinez (Bear Willie Claw), Arnold Agee (Bartender), Jesse Arehart-Jacobs (Puppeteer), Elya Baskin (Dr. Jokl), Anton Bassey (Sam), Eric Baughman (Guard), Linda Boston (Head of Admissions), Caitlin Burt (Nurse), Chris Carlson (Bear), Ryan Diamond (Extra - Student)
  • Country: France / USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 117 min

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