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Blending unflinching realism with moments of startling, light-filled beauty, the film finds unexpected philosophical richness in the quotidian, small-town existence of Freddy, an aimless young man with epilepsy who, in his childlike simplicity, embodies both great tenderness and terrifying brutality. Leaving the film's cryptic title tantalizingly open to interpretation, Dumont dares viewers to see the divine in a seemingly dead-end world.
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English
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"This program follows four people with ... [epilepsy] ... who have taken control of their lives with the help of their families, epilepsy education, and advancement in therapies. Dr. Martha Morrell ... and Dr. John Pellock ... explain how to recognize a seizure, provide tips to ensure a seizure treatment plan, and describe seizure first aid."--Container.
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Criterion collection volume 333
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Italiano
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Tormented by twisted desires, a young man takes drastic measures to rid his grotesquely dysfunctional family of its various afflictions, in this debut film from Marco Bellocchio. Characterized by a coolly assured style, shocking perversity, and savage gallows humor, it was a gleaming ice pick in the eye of bourgeois family values and Catholic morality, a truly unique work that continues to rank as one of the great achievements of Italian cinema.