{"id":3303,"date":"2007-06-07T11:38:04","date_gmt":"2007-06-07T18:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3303"},"modified":"2021-01-09T01:21:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T08:21:35","slug":"titicut-follies-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3303","title":{"rendered":"Titicut Follies (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I have a perfect right to be excited! I&#8217;ve been here for a year and a half, and this place is doing me harm!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Poster.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn his debut film, Frederick Wiseman documents the lives of criminally insane inmates at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Documentaries<\/li>\n<li>Mental Illness<\/li>\n<li>Prisoners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFrederick Wiseman&#8217;s first documentary showcases his signature &#8220;cinema verite&#8221; style: hand-held cameras, extreme close-ups, fly-on-the-wall observations, lengthy shots, and judicious back-and-forth editing. As in his next film, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1918\"><em>High School<\/em> (1968)<\/a> , Wiseman takes a no-holds-barred approach to his sticky subject matter, never flinching from even the most uncomfortable interactions. In one particularly memorable scene, a starving man is force-fed through his nose; in another, a paranoid schizophrenic pleads to be sent back to a &#8220;regular&#8221; prison, but &#8212; stuck in a Kafka-esque nightmare &#8212; nothing he says to his jailers makes any difference. On a broader level, inmates in the film routinely walk around without any clothes on (there&#8217;s plenty of full frontal nudity), and are frequently patronized by both guards and doctors. It&#8217;s easy to see why the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was upset enough with the film to sue Wiseman and his cohorts; Massachusetts won, and the film was immediately removed from circulation.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A no-holds-barred look at daily life for criminally insane inmates<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Intimate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Intimate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Intimate.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Intimate-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Intimate-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Intimate-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective use of close-ups and hand-held camerawork<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Nose.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Nose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Nose.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Nose-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Nose-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Titicut-Follies-Nose-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This controversial documentary holds a unique place in history, and should be seen by all film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Controversial Film<\/li>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0062374\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1967\/10\/04\/archives\/the-screen-titicut-follies-observes-life-in-a-modern.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.tvguide.com\/titicut-follies\/review\/133550\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/titicut-follies-1968\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/79487.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I have a perfect right to be excited! I&#8217;ve been here for a year and a half, and this place is doing me harm!&#8221; Synopsis: In his debut film, Frederick Wiseman documents the lives of criminally insane inmates at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentaries Mental Illness Prisoners Review: Frederick Wiseman&#8217;s first documentary showcases his signature &#8220;cinema verite&#8221; style: hand-held cameras, extreme close-ups, fly-on-the-wall observations, lengthy shots, and judicious back-and-forth editing. 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