Head Against the Wall

aka: La tête contre les murs
France 1959, 93 minutes, B/W
Dir. Georges Franju
In French with English subtitles
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama

Topics: Mental Health.

Feat. Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Anouk Aimee, Jean-Pierre Mocky

Aroview: Georges Franju’s first film is a high-intensity examination of post-war psychiatric care, centred on the survival of a delinquent youth committed to a mental institution by his father as a last resort. Features the striking black and white imagery that would later become director’s trademark (see: EYES WITHOUT A FACE).