
In1903DanielPaulSchreberpublishedMemoirsofMyNervousIllness,oneofthemostremarkablestudiesofmadness'fromtheinside'everwritten.Schreberwasasuccessfullawyer,alreadywellintomiddleagewhenhestartedtoreceivemessagesfromGod,viaa'WritingDownMachine'.Hespentthenextnineyearsconfinedtoaninstitutionsufferingdelusionsofcosmiccontrol,andbelievingthattheonlywaytosavetheworldwasforhimtosubmittoGod'splantochangehimintoawoman.ConceivedaspartofatransmediaprojectbySimonPummell(Bodysong),ShockHeadSoulusesdocumentary,dramaandanimationtopiecetogetherSchreber'sstory,combiningbeautifulimagesandformalprecisionwithfascinatinginsightsfrompsychiatrists,analystsandsocialcommentatorspastandpresent.Shreber'scaseandhisstruggletofreehimselffrominstitutionalcaremakeforcompellingviewing,revealingafascinatingmixoffamilysecrets,psychoticvisions,andquestionsofreligiousfreedomandtechnologicaladvancementthatarestillrelevanttoday.<br/> SandraHebron<br/> 文字来源:<ahref="https://www.douban.com/link2/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bfi.org.uk%2Flff%2Ffilms%2Fnew_british_cinema%2F1796&link2key=b1a13e9645"target="_blank"rel="nofollow">http://www.bfi.org.u<wbr/>k/lff/films/new_brit<wbr/>ish_cinema/1796</a>


