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Beautiful Dreamers (1990) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1990 · 105 mins · English
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- Directed by
- John Kent Harrison
- Starring
- Sheila McCarthy, Rip Torn, Colm Feore, Barbara Gordon, Colin Fox, Tom McCamus
The superintendent of a Canadian asylum, Dr. Maurice Bucke, encounters poet Walt Whitman, whose progressive views on mental illness profoundly affect Bucke’s life, his wife, and his patients. Their exchange inspires Bucke’s later work as Whitman’s biographer. The film, based on true events, explores how ideas can change both individuals and the world.
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