Movie Description

Beautiful Dreamers

(1990)

Overview

When the superintendent of the Canadian insane asylum, Dr. Maurice Bucke, meets poet Walt Whitman, his life and that of his wife and patients is radically changed. Like Dr. Bucke, Whitman has avant-garde ideas on the subject of mental illness. "Dreamers" is based on true events. Dr. Bucke became an important biographer of Walt Whitman.

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Original TitleBeautiful Dreamers

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1990-06-05

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 45m

Production CompaniesONF | NFB

Genres

  • Drama