Crushing Dignity and Humanity: Rated 4 out of 5 This is a must see movie this week!

A year after winning the Golden Bear in Berlin for the documentary Sur l’Adamant, Nicolas Philibert returns with Averroès & Rosa Parks, the second part of his trilogy dedicated to the patients and caregivers of the Paris Center Psychiatric Center. Released in our cinemas last Wednesday, the film was once again very well received by the French press present at AlloCiné, giving it an average rating of 4 out of 5.

This is the best feature film of the week tied with another documentary: The Christine Angotti Family.

What is it about?

Averroes and Rosa Parks: two wards of the Esquirol Hospital, which, like Adamant, report to the Psychiatric Center of the center of Paris. From individual interviews to “caregiver-patient” meetings, the filmmaker tries to show a certain psychiatry that still tries to welcome and restore patients’ words. Little by little, each of them opens the door to their world. In an increasingly tired health care system, how can we reintegrate lonely beings into the common world?

What does the press think?

According to Cahiers du Cinéma:

“Philibert captures these patients not with illness but with an impossible search for a fantasy norm. He reveals those we place on the margins of our social order as more destroyed, more unstable versions of who we are.” (Jean-Marie Samok) 5/5

By part of the gang:

“Dizzy and insanely human.” (Isabelle Dannel) 5/5

According to Le Monde:

“In front of the camera, various patients and practitioners follow each other, in the time it takes to express their suffering. More than ‘cases,’ it is the people that the film reveals and the journeys of life that accompany them. (Mr. Mt.) 4/5

According to Mariana:

“This underground activism haunts the film, which patiently shows and listens to the suffering of those vulnerable to existence and the exemplary dedication of those who, despite everything, try to relieve them.” (Olivier de Bruyne) 4/5

At the cinema: Averroes and Rosa Parks… Why should we see this film in the tradition of On the Adamant?

According to Le Parisien:

“A moving film of dignity and humanity.” (Katherine Ball) 4/5

According to the Prime Minister:

“Crossed with the same humanity as Adamant, full of breath that allows us to absorb and repress the heart-wrenching moments that inhabit it. themselves and that reassuring smile that never leaves them, even in the most critical situations.” (Thierry Chez) 4/5

According to Télérama:

“Nicolas Philibert believes in the hospital, where humanity has its place, in psychiatry, where care has a profound meaning. He believes in encounters, in all the contradictions of possible connection. His film is an unforgettable experience.” (Frederick Strauss) 4/5

According to Critikat.com:

“Always filmed in a vertical caregiver-patient relationship, patients lack space and thus seem doubly confined: in the institution and in the film.” (Corentin Le) 2/5