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Director:
Michel Negroponte
Writers:
Gabriel Morgan
Michel Negroponte
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Release Date:
8 September 1995 (USA) See more »
Genre:
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Plot:
Michel Negroponte, a documentary filmmaker, meets Maggie one day in Central Park. Maggie claims to be... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Maggie Cogan ... Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Katina Pendleton ... Herself

Directed by
Michel Negroponte 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Gabriel Morgan 
Michel Negroponte 

Produced by
Doug Block .... co-producer
Michel Negroponte .... producer
Jane Weiner .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Beo Morales 
Brooks Williams 
 
Cinematography by
Michel Negroponte 
 
Film Editing by
Michel Negroponte 
 
Sound Department
Beo Morales .... sound designer
Brooks Williams .... sound designer
 
Editorial Department
Carrie Ansell .... associate editor
Alan Oxman .... associate editor
Deborah Rosenberg .... consulting editor
Don Wyllie .... post-production editor
 
Other crew
Alvin Bowens .... title designer
Jennifer Cato .... additional researcher
Robert Freedman .... legal services: Leavy, Rosensweig & Hyman
Paul Gulielmetti .... legal services: Gulielmetti & Gemer
Bonnie Rowan .... additional researcher
 
Thanks
Austin Pendleton .... special thanks
Katina Pendleton .... special thanks
Lisa Ryan .... special thanks
 

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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
UK:PG
Filming Locations:
Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Company:
Cinemax Reel LifeSee more »

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An unusual portrait of schizophrenia, 22 August 2008
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

This is a very unusual documentary film. A film maker (Michel Negroponte) happens upon a mentally ill homeless lady (Maggie) who lives in New York's Central Park and befriends her--getting her to agree to be filmed over a period lasting several years. It is interesting to see the lady, as she clearly has schizophrenia and it's an interesting portrait of her life. Despite her being homeless and having a very tenuous hold on reality, Michel does not seem to get her assistance or call in competent psychological help. Instead, and this is the part that is pretty weird, he spends years trying to tease out what this woman's prior life had been based on her irrational though occasionally metaphorical speech as well as by making friends with people who know her. In some ways, his invasive following of the woman with a camera seems rather bizarre (perhaps exploitative) and his need to discover the truth about her made me occasionally wonder if BOTH of them were perhaps ill! Still, despite Michel's strange obsession and desire to make sense of Maggie's life, it is interesting and shows you the often marginal existence the severely mentally ill often have.

This is a great film for a psychology or social work class or for anyone who has a family member who is struggling with severe mental illness.

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