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Nise: The Heart of Madness

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In the 1950s, a psychiatrist in Brazil convinces modern art museums to open their doors to unheard of artists.

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Bilge Ebiri Spirituality & Health 03/23/2020
This is a heartfelt, respectful film, and it eventually focuses its attention-wisely-on the patients themselves, the individuals whose lives are affected most by Nise's therapies. Go to Full Review Jonathan Holland The Hollywood Reporter 04/28/2017
Elegantly [combines] a triumph-over-adversity yarn with a sensitive exploration of the redemptive power of artistic creation. Go to Full Review Daphne Howland Village Voice 04/28/2017
Unlike in so many films, here the actors' portrayals of psychiatric patients' conditions -- and their humanity -- ring true. Go to Full Review Ray Pride Newcity 04/29/2017
7/10
Classically well-shaped and captivating in its small, well-observed gestures of behavior and of color and shape which pour from her patients' subconscious. Go to Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 04/28/2017
4.5/5
Nise - The Heart Of Madness is a brilliantly rendered slice of history which touches on numerous subjects and really does justice to the people it portrays. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/09/2018 Great movie! Super sad though. See more 04/08/2017 Hieno, tositapahtumiin perustuva elokuva psykiatrista joka päättää hylätä sähköshokkihoidot sekä lobotomian ja alkaa hoitaa potilaitaan mm. taideterapian avulla. (y) (Suom. Nise -hulluuden sydämessä) See more Read all reviews
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Roberto Berliner

Director

Gloria Pires

Nise da Silveira

Augusto Madeira

Lima

Bernardo Marinho

Raphael

Charles Fricks

Mário Pedrosa

Cláudio Jaborandy

Emygdio de Barros
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Movie Info

Synopsis In the 1950s, a psychiatrist in Brazil convinces modern art museums to open their doors to unheard of artists.
Director
Roberto Berliner
Producer
Rodrigo Letier, Lorena Bondarovsky
Screenwriter
Flávia Castro, Mauricio Lissovski, Maria Camargo, Patrícia Andrade, Chris Alcazar, Roberto Berliner, Leonardo Rocha
Distributor
Outsider Pictures, Strand Releasing
Genre
Biography, Drama, History
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 28, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 19, 2017
Runtime
1h 46m