Movies like Safe 1995
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Safe (1995)
17K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Carol, a typical upper middle-class housewife, begins to complain of vague symptoms of illness. She "doesn't feel right," has unexplained headaches, congestion, a dry cough, nosebleeds, vomiting, and trouble breathing. Her family doctor treats her concerns dismissively and suggests a psychiatrist. Eventually, an allergist tells her that she has Environmental Illness.
Style:
independent film, atmospheric, disturbing, bleak, allegory, surreal, cerebral, cult classic, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, allergy, environment, psychology, suburbs, mental disorder, isolation, environmental, paranoia, contamination, female protagonist, housewife, women, schizophrenia, illness, feminism, medical, sisters, dream, another dimension, lonely, health, disease, american history, alienation ...
Time:
80s, year 1995, 90s, year 1987
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Keyword:
feminist film, doctors
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 91 min.
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Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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