Summaries

Jane Arden's surreal take on a group of females in a therapy session.

Adapting her play "A New Communion for Freaks, Prophets and Witches", playwright/actress Jane Arden assembles her all-female Holocaust theatre troupe for a violent descent into the mind of a young woman labelled schizophrenic. Composed of different episodes brimming with psychoanalytic symbols and raw, shocking, heartbreaking footage, each segment becomes the metaphorical backdrop for the creator's reflections on self-exploration, repressed guilt, sexual deprivation, freedom of expression, emotional breakdown and the "other side" underneath.—Nick Riganas

Details

Keywords
  • female nudity
  • title directed by female
  • surrealism
  • feminist film
  • experimental film
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 8, 1973
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, UK
Production companies Bond

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Tech specs

Runtime 2h 22m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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