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La tête contre les murs

After he steals money from his wealthy father one too many times, the rebellious François (Jean-Pierre Mocky, Litan) is forcibly committed to a psychiatric institution. Labelled a delinquent and an arsonist, he endures the dehumanising treatment reserved for society’s rejects, and attempts to thwart the archaic methods of the cruel Dr. Varmont (Pierre Brasseur, Children of Paradise). Adapted by Mocky from Hervé Bazin’s shocking autobiographical novel, this poetic and furious debut feature from Georges Franju (Eyes Without a Face) features an all-star cast including Anouk Aimée (La Dolce Vita) as François’s only visitor, Paul Meurisse (Les diaboliques) in the role of the more modern Dr. Emery, and Charles Aznavour (Shoot the Pianist) as a long-time resident of the institution.

BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• 4K restoration by Éclair Classics supervised by Mocky Delicious Products
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Archival interview with screenwriter and star Jean-Pierre Mocky (2008, 10 mins)
• Archival interview with director Georges Franju and actor Charles Aznavour (1958)
• Interview with Jean-Pierre Mocky’s assistant and friend Eric Le Roy (2023, 25 mins)
• Newly improved English subtitle translation
• Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
• Limited edition booklet featuring archival writing by film critic Raymond Durgnat
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

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Year: 1959
Country: France
Cert: 12
Format: Blu-ray
Region: ABC
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EAN: 5060974683512
Release date: 22/06/26

Press:

"At once realistic, poetic and anarchic... A masterpiece linking traditional French cinema and the emerging Nouvelle Vague" - Philip French, The Observer