Altered States

Altered States

1980 · 103 min · EN · R · 6.7 (817 votes)
Dir. Ken Russell · Starring William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis, Miguel Godreau · Music John Corigliano

“In the basement of a university medical school, Dr. Jessup floats naked in total darkness. The most terrifying experiment in the history of science is out of control... and the subject is himself.”

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A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of human consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from Native American shamans, he explores these altered states of cognizance and finds that memory, time, and reality itself are states of mind.

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This film is a raw, mind-altering journey into the deepest recesses of human consciousness. It feels like a visceral, psychedelic trip, pushing the boundaries of perception with unsettling, transformative imagery. The experience is both intellectually stimulating and deeply disturbing, a relentless exploration of what it means to be human.

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