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Titicut Follies is a 1967 American direct cinema documentary film produced, written, and directed by Frederick Wiseman and filmed by John Marshall. It deals with the patient-inmates of Bridgewater State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, a Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Frederick Wiseman’s “Titicut Follies” was filmed in 1966 at the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane at Bridgewater, Mass. It was shown at the 1967 New York Film Festival, had two limited runs in New York and — aside from a few screenings before film societies — has had no other distribution.
Jan 10, 2024 · Read our critical review of 'Titicut Follies,' a groundbreaking documentary that exposes the stark reality of life inside a state prison for the criminally insane. Discover the film's profound impact on mental health awareness and the ethical debates it sparked in documentary filmmaking.
Apr 28, 2017 · Frederick Wiseman's controversial 1967 documentary Titicut Follies exposed conditions at Bridgewater State Hospital in Massachusetts. Fifty years later, the filmmaker, now 87, has adapted it to...
In response to charges by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that Titicut Follies was a sensational, exploitative film of limited educational value, Wiseman countered that the public had a right to know what transpired in a public-supported institution.
Oct 14, 1991 · But there’s a unique footnote to Wiseman’s career: His first film, “Titicut Follies,” was the only movie in American history to be banned for reasons other than obscenity. But no more.
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Dec 24, 2013 · He was referring to Frederick Wiseman (who will be 84 in two weeks), and Nocera was writing about the director’s latest film, the four-hour At Berkeley. Titicut Follies, his first film, runs only 84 minutes.
