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A Fine Madness

Summary: Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife.

Release Date: September 23, 1966

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Irvin Kershner

Writer: Elliott Baker

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Pan Arts, Warner Bros.

Distributor: Warner Bros., CBS, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

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abuse of power abusive husband adulterous husband adulterous wife adultery agent aggressive man alcoholic alcoholism alimony analyst ankle bandage ankle injury antihero applause arrogance arrogant man asocial man asocial protagonist aspiring poet aspiring writer attempted rape audio tape austrian abroad austrian american austrian in usa austrian scientist awkward situation back massage banquet bare chested male barefoot male based on novel beaten up beating beggar bird's eye shot book bored wife boxing boxing coach boxing ring boy brain surgeon brain surgery breaking a mirror breaking a window breaking and entering bridge broken mirror broken window brooklyn bridge burping burping woman business card carpet cleaner carrying someone carrying someone in one's arms caught cheating chase cheating wife chimpanzee cigar smoking cigarette cigarette smoking class differences cleaner cleaner as protagonist cleaning man clothed male naked female scene clothed male naked male scene coach colleague colleague relationship concert coworker coworker relationship cracked mirror crying crying baby crying woman debt delusion delusion of grandeur delusional man depressed man depressed woman depression destroying a chair diner disbelief doctor doctor abuses patient doctor patient relationship doctor patient sex doctor sexually abuses patient domestic violence domineering mother domineering wife drinking champagne drinking from a bottle drunk man drunken man drunkenness dysfunctional marriage egocentric man egocentrism elevator embarrassing female nudity embarrassing nudity emotional abuse emotionally abusive husband emotionally unstable man emotionally unstable protagonist employer employee relationship entering through a window escape estranged wife estrangement european in usa face slap failed expectation fainting fainting woman fake name falling down the stairs false name family relationships fast food fat man fat woman female doctor female hysteria female scientist female sex abuser foot bandage foot chase foot injury garage girl gramophone gym gymnasium hairy chested male harp harp lesson hospital hospital orderly hospital room hot tub housemaid housewife husband hits wife husband punches a wife in the face husband punches wife husband wife relationship hydrotherapy hypocrisy hypocritical man hypocritical woman hysteria hysterical man hysterical outburst hysterical woman insanity invitation irresponsibility irresponsible man jealous wife jealous woman jealousy jewish mother job offer kicked in the groin kicked in the stomach kicking someone kissing someone's hand knocked out knocked unconscious knocking on a door lack of money learning the truth lighting a cigar lighting a cigarette lighting someone's cigarette listening to a radio listening to music little boy little girl lobotomy locked door locker room looking at oneself in a mirror love triangle luncheonette mad scientist male chauvinism male chauvinist male female relationship male objectification male sexism male sexist male wears underwear man and woman share a hot tub man carries a man in his arms man carries a woman in his arms man hits a woman man in a hot tub man in a shower man kisses a woman's hand man punches a woman man punches a woman in the face man wears a bathrobe man wears boxer shorts man wears eyeglasses man wears sunglasses man wrapped in a towel manchild manhattan new york city manipulative behavior manuscript marital crisis massage matronizing medical consent form mental health mental hospital mental illness mental patient mentally ill man mentally ill protagonist mentally unstable man mentally unstable protagonist misanthrope misanthropic man misogynist misogyny mistaken identity money monkey mother daughter relationship music album narcissism narcissist narcissistic man neighbor neighbor relationship neurologist neurology new york city nosy neighbor obese man obese woman old woman on the run orderly outburst overheard conversation overhearing a conversation overweight man overweight woman passive aggressive man passive aggressive wife passive aggressive woman patient abuse patronizing peeping tom performance phone booth physically abusive husband pick lock playing harp pocket mirror poem poet poet as protagonist poetry poetry quote poetry reading police officer post coital scene pregnancy presentation psychiatric hospital psychiatric patient psychiatrist psychiatry psychoanalyst psychological manipulation psychotherapist psychotherapy punched in the face purse quack doctor rape attempt reading a book reading a magazine reading in bed reference to edgar allan poe reference to ludwig van beethoven reference to marc chagall reference to robert burns reference to sigmund freud reference to vincent van gogh rude man rudeness running late russian abroad russian american russian in usa russian scientist sanatorium sanitorium scandal science scientific experiment scientific research scientific theory scientist scientist as antagonist scream screaming woman secretary secretly observing seductive behavior seductive woman seeking a job selfish man sex abuser sex scene sexism sexist sexist remark sexual abuse sexual attraction sexual frustration sexual harassment sexual symbolism sexually abusive doctor sexually frustrated woman shared bath shower shower room slapped in the face sleeping in a chair sleeping in underwear sleeping on a chair sleeping shirtless smoking in bed snob snobbery snobbish woman snoring snoring woman speech spilled drink spitting spitting a drink spitting out drink spoiled brat spoiled girl sprained ankle stage performance stealing food struggling writer subpoena superiority complex surgery taking a bath taking a pill taking a shower taking off shoes taking off socks tape recorder telephone call therapist therapy threatened with a bottle ultimatum unemployed man unemployment unfaithful husband unfaithful wife unhappy marriage vacuum cleaner violent husband violent man voyeur voyeurism waitress wannabe wannabe poet wannabe writer watching tv woman hits a man woman in a hot tub woman slaps a man woman wears a bra woman wears panties women's club working out workout wrapped in a towel writer writer's block writer's block x ray

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