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Kurt Gloor

Mann ohne Gedächtnis (Man Without Memory)

Director Kurt Gloor Composer Jonas C. Haefeli Cast Michael König, Lisi Mangold, Hannelore Elsner
Edition 1984
90' - 1984 - Drama - Dialogue: German
The norms of hospital practices are turned upside-down in this complex drama about how many rights are denied patients who do not conform. At the beginning of the story, a man is found lying on the side of the road and is brought in to the police station as a probable vagrant, but he has no memory and seems to have lost his powers of speech. Perplexed and defeated by their unsuccessful attempts to make him talk, the police send the man over to the hospital for examination by psychiatrists. After some time, it becomes apparent that he understands everything going on around him and is simply refusing to talk. This sets off a series of antagonistic actions on the part of the hospital staff, suspicious about his “purpose” in remaining silent. Although some explanation is discovered as to why he is this way, the supposedly sane doctors and staff come off looking like they may need treatment themselves.

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Credits

Directors

Kurt Gloor

Composers

Jonas C. Haefeli

Cast

Michael König, Lisi Mangold, Hannelore Elsner

Scenario

Kurt Gloor

Director of Photography

Franz Rath

Editors

Helena Gerber

Producers

Kurt Gloor

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Dialogue

German

Countries of production

Switzerland, West Germany

Year

1984