Two bipolar patients meet in a psychiatric hospital and begin a romance that brings out all of the beauty and horror of their condition.Two bipolar patients meet in a psychiatric hospital and begin a romance that brings out all of the beauty and horror of their condition.Two bipolar patients meet in a psychiatric hospital and begin a romance that brings out all of the beauty and horror of their condition.
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- Man at Book Reading
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- Bible Scholar Patient
- (as Theodore Sod)
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- TriviaThe movie is based on the life of Director/Screenwriter Paul Dalio.
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Marco: Van Gogh. Top member of the Bipolar Club. You see this?
Nurse Amy: Yes, it's beautiful!
Marco: You know why?
Nurse Amy: Why?
Marco: Because it's the painting of the sky he saw from his sanitarium window when he was manic.
Nurse Amy: Really?
Marco: Yeah. You don't believe me, go look it up.
Nurse Amy: I believe you.
Marco: Well, when you go out tonight, and you look at the sky and you see how dull it is, think about if you would've medicated Van Gogh!
- SoundtracksThe Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Act 2 - No. 14C Pas de Deux: Variation II, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Valery Gergiev and Kirov Orchestra
Courtesy of Decca, Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
"Touched With Fire" is the name of a poetry book that I had to study in my GCSE English literature course. Hence, I wanted to watch this film. To my surprise, the story is very because it is real and convincing. The two bipolar patients behave exactly like what people having a relapse behaves. Their highs and lows are realistically portrayed by the director and the acting talents. When the guy proclaims his love for manic relapses, it is almost heartbreaking to watch.
It is unusual that a film can portray bipolar lives so accurately. I really like the fact that Kay Jamieson, the author of "The Unquiet Mind", has a cameo in the film as well. "Touched With Fire" is really a hidden gem.
- Gordon-11
- Jun 24, 2016
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- Mania Days
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $146,487
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,816
- Feb 14, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $146,487