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Movie Description
A powerful and poignant film with Olivia De Havilland starring as a frightened irrational woman who must face the secrets of her past before she can be cured. Based on the novel by Mary Jane Ward. Academy Award Nominations: 6, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress--Olivia De Havilland, Best Screenplay. Academy Awards: Best Sound Recording.
Synopsis
Olivia de Havilland received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in this groundbreaking melodrama about a young woman's struggle with mental illness.
Virginia Cunningham, a beautiful new bride, suddenly starts to go insane. Committed to an asylum, she undergoes therapy and is soon released. But she was discharged against the better judgment of her analysts. Sure enough, Virginia has a terrible relapse and must again be committed. It isn't until the understanding Dr. Kik takes control of her case that she finds the road to recovery. Before it's over, Virginia will have endured electro-shock treatment, narco-synthesis, hydro-therapy and the anguish of living among the psychologically tormented.
Film Notes
Additional cast members include June Storey, Esther Somers, Lela Bliss, Grayce Hampton, Jan Clayton, Isabel Jewell, Victoria Horne, Tamara Shayne and Grace Poggi.
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