You needn't have spent any time on either side of the couch to appreciate filmmaker Amie Siegel's entertainingly complex deconstruction of the analyst/patient paradigm that lies at the heart of the “talking cure.” Blending documentary with fiction, Siegel explores the relationship between therapists and the people who pay them to listen to — and hopefully help solve — their problems by intertwining interviews with real-life analysts with the fictional story of Lia Graf (Gigi Buffington), a voice-over actress who's in therapy to help her deal with feelings of inadequacy and failure. But as the film progresses, Siegel continually reframes this basic structure...
Released:
2003
Rated:
NR
Length:
92 mins