Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

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20062006
2h

Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive (2006)

Stephen Fry presents this documentary exploring the disease of manic depression; a little understood but potentially devastating condition affecting an estimated two percent of the populatio... Read allStephen Fry presents this documentary exploring the disease of manic depression; a little understood but potentially devastating condition affecting an estimated two percent of the population. Stephen embarks on an emotional journey to meet fellow sufferers, and discuss the liter... Read allStephen Fry presents this documentary exploring the disease of manic depression; a little understood but potentially devastating condition affecting an estimated two percent of the population. Stephen embarks on an emotional journey to meet fellow sufferers, and discuss the literal highs and lows of being bi-polar. Celebrities such as Carrie Fisher and Richard Dreyfus... Read all

Director
- Ross Wilson
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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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- Ross Wilson
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Stephen Fry presents this documentary exploring the disease of manic depression; a little understood but potentially devastating condition affecting an estimated two percent of the population. Stephen embarks on an emotional journey to meet fellow sufferers, and discuss the literal highs and lows of being bi-polar. Celebrities such as Carrie Fisher and Richard Dreyfuss invite the comedian into their home to relate their stories. Plus Stephen looks into the lives of ordinary people trying to deal with the illness at work and home, and of course to the people studying manic depression in an effort to better control it. A fascinating, moving and ultimately very entertaining Emmy Award-winning program. —Watch_Movies

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Genre
- Documentary
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Quotes
Stephen Fry: And I always have voices in my head saying what a useless bastard I am, but the voice is my own. It is my own voice which is telling me what a worthless lump of shit I am. Are you surprised that I feel like that? I no longer am.

Connections
Featured in The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On (2016)

Top review

(If you have depression or know someone who does- see this documentary from England)

Stephen Fry the celebrated Englishman is a manic depressive and it takes a lot of courage to come out publicly let alone come out to the wide world in a documentary but this is a great effort by the comedian and he charts not just his battle with this disorder but its widespread effects and the ways one can try to work around it. Many are still confused as to what depression is and how devastating it can be- This is the documentary to show them.

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Release date
- September 19, 2006 (United Kingdom)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Official site
- IWC Media (United Kingdom)
Language
- English
Also known as
- Безумная депрессия со Стивеном Фраем
Filming locations
- San Francisco, California, USA
Production company
- IWC Media
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Runtime
- 2h
Color
- Color

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