On Fri, 27 Oct 1995, Scott Furtwengler wrote: > I am looking for original films or adaptations which include a main or > secondary character with mental disability. Especially a character through > whose perspective the narrative is filtered/represented, something like > Benjy Compson's character in The Sound and the Fury. Even peripheral > characters as in Do the Right Thing or City of Hope may be helpful. Of Mice > and Men, Forrest Gump, and Gilbert Grape all come to mind, but if someone > could point me to a film in which the p.o.v. is from the character with the > disability. > > Interested in how the characters and their p.o.v. are represented > > Thanks in advance, > > Scott Furtwengler > SIUC > Scott R. Furtwengler > Morris Library, SIUC > [log in to unmask] > (618) 536-2124 > > ---- > To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] > Sissy Spacek did a film in the early 1970s called _Badlands_, where she plays a dim girl who can't understand why her life is so difficult. Sorry, I don't have a year or a director. **************************************************************** * Joseph C. Weinmunson III * "If I can't dance to it, I * * * don't want any part of your * * [log in to unmask] * revolution."--Emma Goldman * * * * * Louisiana Scholars' College * Them bats is smart--they * * Natchitoches, LA 71497 * use radar. * **************************************************************** ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]