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David and Lisa

1962 · 95 min

A quiet, tender black-and-white drama about fragile minds learning to reach each other, slow and earnest but deeply moving.

Directed by
Frank Perry
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva
Tagline
An unusual love story!
Overview
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 Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people, but David remains withdrawn from the other patients and his psychiatrist.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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Directed by
Frank Perry
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
  • trauma
  • healing
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Frank Perry
Written by
Eleanor Perry
Starring
Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva, Neva Patterson, Clifton James, Richard McMurray, Nancy Nutter, Mathew Anden
Music
Mark Lawrence
Cinematography
Leonard Hirschfield
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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