Robert De Niro Film Schizophrenia

Many people with schizophrenia are thought to have a split personality.

Robert de niro film schizophrenia. With robert de niro dakota fanning famke janssen elisabeth shue. Directed by penny marshall. It s a disorder characterized by a lack of interest of social relationships a tendency towards a solitary or sheltered lifestyle secretiveness emotional coldness and apathy. Awakenings is a 1990 american drama film based on oliver sacks s 1973 memoir of the same title it tells the story of a fictional character dr.

His performance in the film led him to win the. Malcolm sayer which is based on a real life experience of the author who in 1969 discovers beneficial effects of the drug l dopa he administers it to catatonic patients who survived the 1917 28 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica. Travis bickle robert de niro has schizoid personality disorder. Is an american actor producer and director.

Whenever i hear this movie brought up in conversation it is always something along the lines of oh is that the movie where robert de niro has schizophrenia or something unconciously or not people stigmatize schizophrenia as a split personality disorder. Richard gere peter dinklage julianna margulies new film three christs is about psychiatric medicine s treatment of schizophrenia. Travis bickle is a fictional character who is the protagonist of the 1976 film taxi driver directed by martin scorsese the character was created by the film s screenwriter paul schrader he is played by robert de niro who received an oscar nomination for his performance. Directed by john polson.

In 1974 de niro was cast as the young vito corleone in the godfather part ii. 1970 jennifer on my mind 1971 the gang that couldn t shoot straight 1971 and mean streets 1973. Taxi driver is a 1976 american neo noir psychological drama film directed by martin scorsese written by paul schrader and starring robert de niro jodie foster cybill shepherd harvey keitel peter boyle leonard harris and albert brooks set in a decaying and morally bankrupt new york city following the vietnam war the film tells the story of travis bickle a lonely taxi driver who. With robert de niro robin williams julie kavner ruth nelson.

Robert de niro jr. As a widower tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife s suicide his daughter finds solace at first in her imaginary friend. Richard s role is the doctor.