David and Lisa stars Keir Dullea (who would later go on to star in the sci-fi epic, 2001: A Space Odyssey) and Janet Margolin as the young Lisa who suffers from split personality disorder. Glad I could submit a few posts. The movie is not a love story, as the title might seem to suggest. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 80% of 10 reviews were positive, with an average rating of 7.1/10.[3]. I could go no further. It would be interesting to read, the late Philosopher and Social Theorist, Michel Foucault’s, psychosexual analysis into David’s character. It retells the strange, appealing, and utterly fascinating story of two mentally disturbed adolescents: David, the only son of wealthy parents, who is tortured by his mania against being touched, and Lisa, the waif with a split personality. Teenager David Clemens (Keir Dullea) develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. But there is an obvious consequence for doing this: intense loneliness and a lack of empathy for others. | Rating: 4/5, July 31, 2003

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David encounters this same support and it allows him to thrive as well. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Produced by Oprah Winfrey and directed by Lloyd Kramer, the film starred Lukas Haas as David, Brittany Murphy as Lisa, and Sidney Poitier as Dr. Swinford, with a supporting cast featuring Debi Mazar, Allison Janney, Kim Murphy, Giuseppe Andrews, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Gene Wolande, Kimiko Gelman, and Ty Hodges. David does suffer from Haphephobia.

David doesn’t suffer from “harm OCD” but he does live in an emotional prison. A similar fear of closeness happened when I entered my own first residential treatment home. Click here to download the monologue. Margolin and Dullea are two underrated actors who are brilliant in this 'love at the mental home' movie. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number.

Gender: Female. At the time, this movie came out, OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) wouldn’t have been considered. Image. He becomes very upset when one of the residents brushes his hand, as he believes that being touched can kill him. Encyclopedia Wikia is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community.

Yet his OCD is more specifically to do with time, and his hapnophobia.

David is upset and worried, but he remembers the museum they went to and suggests looking for her there. Beneath the charming and funny exterior is a world full of disgust and moral destruction.

David's anti-social nature and aloof personality leads most of the facility's other residents to leave him alone, but one other patient starts initiating contact with him: Lisa Brandt (Janet Margolin). Als Lisa spricht sie ausschließlich in Reimen, während sie als Muriel stumm ist. Despite Lisa’s disability she can relate to others (unlike David), and they take a liking to each other. Thanks for stopping by!! Character: Lisa. Then, Lisa runs away from the center and takes the train into Center City, Philadelphia, unnoticed. I have often felt like I wanted to be a doctor like David to help others as I’ve been helped. The play begins with David Clemens and his mother preparing to leave to bring David to "school". Poetic Lisa, can only speak in rhymes, whilst, her other adopted persona; the aesthetic Muriel; cannot speak, but writes and draws what she wants to say.

In 1998, the film was remade into a made-for-television film that premiered on ABC on November 1, 1998. You can include an image to complement your Analysis. As I write this essay, I have already had lunch and dinner with three people in a four-day span and will meet with three other people in the next week. Author Bud Clayman in the Film OC87, feeling alone and socially disconnected. Plus we see, his aesthetic, knowledgeable side, as he quotes the likes of Romantic poet, William Wordsworth, and when he tells Dr. Alan Swinford, not to play “Dr. Thanks for the invitation Elaine. Thanks for the introduction to David and Lisa! We all have a little OCD, but David’s is rare case of extremism. I have often had my own visualizations of hurting people who make me angry. David is one of Michelangelo’s most-recognizable works, and has become one of the most recognizable statues in the entire world of art. |, October 30, 2007 David eventually runs away from his home and comes back to the school, where he is allowed to stay.

So you have obsessions which are unwanted, intrusive thoughts. It was later adapted into a stage play by James Reach, and in 1998 Oprah Winfrey produced a made-for-TV remake starring Lukas Haas and Brittany Murphy. Beautiful review. David Clemens (Keir Dullea) is brought to a residential psychiatric treatment center by his apparently caring mother (Neva Patterson). After this breakthrough, she seeks out David, but he is busy listening to Simon play a Bach piece on the piano.

David also begins to open up to the other kids. | Top Critics (3) David and the head psychologist, Dr. Alan Swinford, go out in search of her, and arrive just in time to save Lisa from the ravages of two boys in a city park. Although, the analysis of David’s obsession, and Dalí creations, are extremely different. This was the film debut of both Janet Margolin and Karen Gorney (who, billed as Karen Lynn Gorney, later became well known for her leading role in Saturday Night Fever). My need to be in constant control for fear of being hurt by someone usually prevailed. David and Lisa has received positive reviews from critics. The likes of ‘The Persistence of Memory’, ‘The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory’ and ‘Melting Watch’, to name some. Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service. Forgot your password? David and Lisa are both relieved that the other is there for them, and somehow Lisa is cured of her two personalities and becomes truly herself, speaking "plain straight" to David for the first time. Such is the case of the character, David Clemens, in the excellent film David and Lisa which first came out in the early sixties.

For example, as Lisa speaks only in rhyme, he connects with her, through rhythmic speech towards her, himself, trying to understand her disorientation, from the normal world. Name . 10/10!!!!! Players will learn what kind of person they are by being FORCED to make choices.

Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. This was the film debut of both Janet Margolin and Karen Gorney (who, billed as Karen Lynn Gorney, later became well known for her leading role in Saturday Night Fever in 1977). It’s very sad she died at such a young age, her performance was filled with fragility, beautiful.

|, April 28, 2007 This is most probably, one of the best films, ever made on mental health; rather an actual study of it. Only this time, I know how to take care of myself in case I get burnt again and that could certainly happen as one becomes more open and vulnerable. The film earned Perry a nomination for the 1963 Academy Award for Directing and one for Eleanor Perry for her Screenplay. David and Dr. Swinford rush to the museum, where David finds Lisa on the museum steps. All we can do is be alive in it. I’ve seen movies, she’s been in, like Annie Hall (1977); which happens to be one of favourite films ever; and Ghostbusters II (1989); but I have no memory of who or what she played in these movies!!! It’s a charming relationship only made better by the portrayal offered by Dullea and Margolin and brought to realization by the excellent director, Frank Perry. These sufferers will wash and wash their hands until they get a reduction in their stress level brought about by the contact with germs. She only talks in rhymes, when she talks. I wasn’t sleeping at night and I wasn’t sleeping during the day.

And that’s been happening. | Rating: 4/5, September 2, 2004 | Rotten (2). They are confirming what I suspected all along: if I stay in therapy long enough and with the right therapeutic “teachers,” I will feel safe again outside of their jurisdiction. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. The percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. Doch David kommt weder mit den anderen Insassen noch mit dem Psychiater Dr. Swinford zurecht. Another important goal of treatment for “harm OCD” is to accept that if you do act out then you’ll have to cope with it.

He returns to his parents' house, but after a short time, runs away to the treatment center, where he is allowed to stay. If you do be good to find out more on this subject – do tell what you find out xx. Cold and distant, he mainly concentrates on his studies, especially that of clocks, with which he appears to be obsessed. It would be interesting to read, the late Philosopher and Social Theorist, Michel Foucault’s, psychosexual analysis into David’s character. David and Lisa is a 1962 drama from the husband-and-wife team of Frank Perry (director) and Eleanor Perry (writer), based on Lisa and David, a story by psychiatrist Theodore Isaac Rubin inspired by actual patients.

By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy Over time, he begins to open up to his psychiatrist, Dr. Alan Swinford and also becomes friendly with another resident, Simon, which provokes Lisa's jealousy.

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