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Jimmy P.

Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian

2013 · 1h 57m · Unrated Drama
Directed by Arnaud Desplechin

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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.

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52%
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Rotten

This intelligent movie becomes a gentle reproof of prejudice and ignorance, and I wish I could find some excitement in it.

David Denby, New Yorker
Rotten

Honestly, it's hard to see why "Jimmy P." was ever made.

Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh

Avoiding the usual therapy-drama story beats, Desplechin has made a densely satisfying drama about Freud, racism, and sympathy in its largest sense.

Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Rotten

A fascinating cross-cultural experiment that eventually runs itself into the ground.

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh

[A] ruminative, gentle and absorbing new film.

A.O. Scott, New York Times

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