Synopsis
Recounts events culminating in a suicide attempt. A panel comments on the incidents of suicide, the effect on survivors and the need for preventive programs.
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Details
- Running time
- 23 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- point_of_return
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · What about this scene? · Spuzz · 2005-06-02
Interesting tableau of films here, as we see one of those 'Stressed Out Businessman' types of films that seemed to have sprung out of nowhere in the archive. Man's wife left him, stress at work etc. This all leads to his decision to kill himself. Does he do it? You be the judge! Actually, the film stops, and then 5 doctors discuss it! Neat idea, though some of the doctors talking is somewhat boring.. but love the totally fake cutaway shots lol
★ · Depressing Film Within A Film...... · MrMovie · 2005-04-28
The film begins with a long crawl of opening credits and this music that lets you know you are about to view something terribly depressing. Next we have a psychiatrist give a very brief prologue as to what we are about to see. Now, the film starts and we are introduced to a character (male) who is obviously going right off the deep end emotionally because his wife has taken the kids and left him. This coupled with a letter from his mother only adds to his deepening depression. We follow him though his day, where he eventually see's a doctor who tells him he's perfectly fine, except that…