{"id":3660,"date":"2007-07-14T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2007-07-14T16:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3660"},"modified":"2021-12-26T00:46:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T07:46:26","slug":"david-and-lisa-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3660","title":{"rendered":"David and Lisa (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The dream is always the same; I&#8217;ve had it many times &#8212; only the victim changes. There&#8217;s a huge clock with a huge hand, the edge of which is very sharp, like a razor.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-30432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Poster.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn obsessive teenager (Keir Dullea) who fears being touched goes to stay at a mental institution, where he&#8217;s treated by Dr. Swinford (Howard Da Silva). He soon makes friends with a disturbed girl named Lisa (Janet Margolin), who speaks only in rhymes.\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>Character Arc<\/li>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>Janet Margolin Films<\/li>\n<li>Keir Dullea Films<\/li>\n<li>Misfits<\/li>\n<li>Psychotherapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBased on a novel by psychiatrist Theodore Isaac Rubin, this heartfelt story of two troubled teens who find unexpected friendship and support in one another remains remarkably uncloying, thanks in large part to the convincing performances by the two leads. In her film debut, Janet Margolin brings humanity to a role which could easily have become a caricature; and Keir Dullea, as noted in DVD Savant&#8217;s review (see link below), is &#8220;understandably mannered&#8221; in a performance which eventually grows on you. Equally impressive are Howard Da Silva and Clifton James as caring staff members with saintly patience; they make it easy to forgive the film&#8217;s overly idealistic portrait of life in a mental institution (see the more recent <a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0252684\/\"><em>Manic<\/em><\/a> for a hyper-realistic glimpse at such settings). <\/p>\n<p>While many have expressed frustration with the story&#8217;s dated implication that David&#8217;s mother (nicely played by Neva Patterson) and father (Richard McMurray) are at least partially responsible for his illness, I found this fairly easy to forgive, given that even individuals with clinically-diagnosed OCD occasionally come from troubled backgrounds. And the fact that Lisa gradually opens up to David doesn&#8217;t imply that his friendship has cured her &#8212; it&#8217;s simply brought her one step closer along the path to wellness. Ultimately, <em>David and Lisa<\/em> should be seen as a gentle character study rather than a treatise on mental illness; and, as such, it works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keir Dullea in perhaps his best role<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Dullea.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Dullea-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Dullea-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Dullea-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Dullea-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Dullea-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Dullea-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Dullea-479x270.png 479w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Dullea.png 1815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Janet Margolin as Lisa<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Margolin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Margolin-1024x582.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"364\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Margolin-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Margolin-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Margolin-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Margolin-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Margolin-1536x873.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Margolin-475x270.png 475w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Margolin.png 1807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Howard Da Silva as David&#8217;s caring doctor<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Da-Silva2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Da-Silva2-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"364\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Da-Silva2-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Da-Silva2-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Da-Silva2-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Da-Silva2-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Da-Silva2-1536x874.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Da-Silva2-475x270.png 475w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Da-Silva2.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>David&#8217;s father, in a heartbreaking sequence, trying desperately to communicate with his son<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Father.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Father-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Father-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Father-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Father-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Father-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Father-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Father-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Father.png 1805w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Leonard Hirschfield&#8217;s b&#038;w cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Cinematography-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Cinematography-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Cinematography-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Cinematography-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Cinematography-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Cinematography-478x270.png 478w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/David-and-Lisa-Cinematography.png 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, simply for its status as a beloved Oscar nominee. It&#8217;s listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0055892\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/david-and-lisa-v12523\/review\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1962\/12\/27\/archives\/screen-david-and-lisaodd-romance-involves-mentally-ill-children.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/72383\/david-and-lisa#articles-reviews?articleId=82769\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2308lisa.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The dream is always the same; I&#8217;ve had it many times &#8212; only the victim changes. There&#8217;s a huge clock with a huge hand, the edge of which is very sharp, like a razor.&#8221; Synopsis: An obsessive teenager (Keir Dullea) who fears being touched goes to stay at a mental institution, where he&#8217;s treated by Dr. Swinford (Howard Da Silva). He soon makes friends with a disturbed girl named Lisa (Janet Margolin), who speaks only in rhymes. Genres, Themes, Actors,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3660\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3660"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79247,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3660\/revisions\/79247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}