Some films define an era. Others leave a lasting impression. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest does both.
Milos Forman's drama starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, and William Redfield. USA. 1975.
Not suitable for children under 12.
In the fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran is accused of a crime. To avoid prison, he feigns insanity and gets himself admitted to a psychiatric hospital, where he sparks a revolution of mistreated patients against the tyranny of the nurses.
Adapted from Ken Kesey's eponymous bestseller, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest depicts the treatments inflicted on patients in the 1960s: overdosed medication, ice-cold showers, electroshock therapy, and lobotomies. But this indictment of the psychiatric hospital system also questions the meaning of rebellion: Why must we resist? How far can we go in resisting? Where is the line between heroism and madness? On one side, convinced she's doing the right thing, Nurse Ratched blindly applies the rules and infantilizes her patients. On the other, McMurphy fights to restore their dignity, even if it means defying the laws of a repressive and inhumane system... Film screening and discussion moderated by Félicien Hachebé of Boires et déboires d'un cinéphile and SuperSeven.
