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David and Lisa

starring: Mathew Anden, Howard Da Silva, Keir Dullea, Karen Gorney, Coni Hudak
directed by: Frank Perry

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: IMAGE ENT.
EAN: 0014381348422
Feature: Now available in a brand-new digital transfer, this touching '60sic about two emotionally disturbed teenagers drawn to each other in a mental institution created a sensation among audiences and critics when it was first released. Portrayed unforgettably by Janet Margolin (Annie Hall) and Keir Dullea (2001: A Space Odyssey), the painfully shy Lisa can communicate only through rhyme, and David c
Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 20
Label: Homevision
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Homevision
MPN: HVE3484DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Homevision
Release Date: May 08, 2007
Running Time: 93 minutes
Studio: Homevision
Theatrical Release Date: 1962

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Now available in a brand-new digital transfer, this touching '60sic about two emotionally disturbed teenagers drawn to each other in a mental institution created a sensation among audiences and critics when it was first released. Portrayed unforgettably by Janet Margolin (Annie Hall) and Keir Dullea (2001: A Space Odyssey), the painfully shy Lisa can communicate only through rhyme, and David c

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Editorial Review:NOW AVAILABLE IN A BRAND-NEW DIGITAL TRANSFER, THIS TOUCHING '60S CLASSIC ABOUT TWO EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED TEENAGERS DRAWN TO EACH OTHER IN A MENTAL INSTITUTION CREATED A SENSATION AMONG AUDIENCES AND CRITICS WHEN IT WAS FIRST RELEASED. PORTRAYED UNFORGETTABLY BY JANET MARGOLIN (ANNIE HALL) AND KEIR DULLEA (2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY), THE PAINFULLY SHY LISA CAN COMMUNICATE ONLY THROUGH RHYME, AND DAVID CANNOT BEAR BEING TOUCHED. STRONGLY ATTRACTED TO EACH OTHER, THEY DEVELOP A DEEP BOND THAT CHANGES BOTH OF THEIR LIVES. DIRECTED BY FRANK PERRY (DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE, TV'S A CHRISTMAS MEMORY) WITH A STRONG SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE BY HOWARD DA SILVA AS THE COMPASSIONATE PSYCHIATRIST, THIS POWERFUL FILM WILL LEAVE ITS MARK ON YOU FOREVER.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Not everything comes together properly, but it's still well worth your time...
It may feel a little dated, but `David and Lisa' has enough going for it to make it a welcomed cinematic experience. Sure, some of the acting can appear over-the-top, some of the plot points can seem redundant and some of the films logic can seem out of date, but overall, for the time in which the film was made (early 60's) this is a genuinely good film that can still be enjoyed and should still be admired for what it accomplished.

Before the likes of `One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest' ... Read More

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- a good film but dated
This film is something of a double edged sword. While it is very well prsented and sensitivly acted,what we have learned about mental illness reneders it somewhat backward. Remember that in 1962 schitzo affective disorders were through by many to be caused in part by a patient's upbringing. You know, their parents did this to them. In the film, for example, David's mother is presnted as rather rigid and autitorian. We now know that mental illness is just that-an ilness, caused by chemical imbalences ... Read More

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- Overlooked
One of the earliest independent film successes in America, both in terms of box office and critical acclaim at international film festivals (including Oscar nominations for direction and screenplay), was director Frank Perry's issue oriented David And Lisa, produced by Paul M. Heller (My Left Foot), which was the first starring vehicle for two young actors of great potential whose careers eventually fizzled: Keir Dullea, who would reach his career apogee in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 masterpiece, 2001: A ... Read More

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- 1962 Poignant Classic and Frank Perry's Best
David and Lisa, the film they used to show on the late late show in the '70s, at least on New York TV, remains a moving timeless classic and features outstanding performances by Keir Dullea as David, Janet Margolin as Lisa, and Howard Da Silva as Dr. Alan Swinford. Based on a novel by Psychologist Theodore Isaac Rubin it follows David as he enters a school for disturbed teens.
The filmaking is done in the European new wave black-and-white cinematic style of the time (though it's American). ... Read More

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- quoth noel coward : "keir dullea -- gone tomorrow"
half a century ago, psychiatry was still considered new and exotic, and was prime grist for "meaningful" movies. this was one of the big hits of the genre, with a pre-2001 keir dullea and janet margolin as overage teenagers struggling to overcome their awful lives with the help of friendly doctor howard de silva (no longer a communist, but not yet benjamin franklin). it is a sincere and well-intentioned effort, tho nowadays strikes us more as a relic than relevant.

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