David and Lisa

David and Lisa

1962 · 95 min · EN · 7.2 (64 votes)
Dir. Frank Perry · Starring Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva, Neva Patterson, Clifton James, Richard McMurray · Music Mark Lawrence

“An unusual love story!”

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Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people, but David remains withdrawn from the other patients and his psychiatrist. Over time, however, David grows interested in 15-year-old Lisa, who suffers from multiple personalities – one who can only speak in rhyme, and the other, a mute.

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A quiet, deeply affecting portrait of fragile souls finding solace in shared isolation. It feels like a hushed confession, exploring the delicate dance of connection amidst profound emotional struggle.

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