Movie

Jimmy P.

2013 · 117 min

A quiet, talk-heavy immersion into a fragile mind, rewarding patience with a slow-burning emotional and intellectual intimacy.

Overview: At the end of WWII, Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France, suffers from unexplainable symptoms and is admitted to a military hospital. When doctors suspect schizophrenia, an eccentric psychoanalyst takes up the case and starts a conversation with the veteran.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, memory, trauma, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
memory
trauma
isolation
healing
Places: hospital
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild