Day of the Idiots (1981)

Name: Day of the Idiots
Genre: Drama
Released: 1981-10-31

1h 50m

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Plot.

A woman experiences psychic disintegration and ends up in a psychiatric hospital.

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Release Date
October 31, 1981

Original Name
Tag der Idioten

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 50m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2024-11-27

This Movie Is About.

suicide

folie

woman

Wiki.

Day of the Idiots (German: Tag der Idioten) is a 1981 West German psychological fantasy film drama directed and written by Werner Schroeter. It stars Carole Bouquet as a disturbed mental patient with an inclination to remove her clothes and Ingrid Caven as Dr. Laura and Christine Kaufmann as Ruth.

The film was nominated for a Golden Palm Award at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival and won best film at the 1982 German Film Awards going to director Werner Schroeter.