Film Medical Theme: Trouble dissociatif de l'identité (TDI)

The Three Faces of Eve

Language : English

Year : 1957

Medical Theme : Multiple personality disorder

Actors : Joanne Woodward, David Wayne, Lee J. Cobb, Nancy Kulp and Alistair Cooke

Storyline : This is the story of Ece White, a meek young woman who has blackouts and amnesia and consults a specialist Eve White. However later it is diagnosed as a multiple personality disorder. When her husband Eve White passes away, Eve Back an equally seductive woman and a third person Jane enter the scene and each fight for Eve White's body. However, only one of them can succeed.

Frankie & Alice

Language : English

Year : 2010

Medical Theme : Multiple personality disorder

Actors : Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgård

Storline : Frankie & Alice, a psychological drama directed by Geoffrey Sax is a story inspired by the incidents in the life of Frankie, a popular black go-go dancer of the 70's. Frankie (Berry) suffers from multiple personality disorder. Her disorder is the result of an emotionally trying incident in her childhood which has left an indelible imprint on her psyche. Frankie has two alter egos, a child called Genius and a white racist woman called Alice. It is with Alice that Frankie has constant struggles. The story narrates how Frankie gets help from her psychiatrist, Dr. Oz (Stellan Skarsgård) who helps ease her into a normal life.

Me, Myself & Irene

Language : English

Year : 2000

Medical Theme : Split Personality

Actors : Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger. Chris Cooper, Robert Forster, Richard Jenkins, Daniel Greene, Anthony Anderson, Jerod Mixon

Storline : Language: English. Charlie Baileygates, a sweet natured fellow a Rhode Island State Police trooper is a split personality. He turns confrontational only when someone or something pushes him far enough. After Charlie developed a split personality the colonel forces Charlie to escort Miss Irene Waters wanted by the upstate New York police to her home town. When Charlie discovers she's going to be murdered he helps her to flee back to the safety of his own jurisdiction. Yes, her evil corrupt ex-boyfriend Dickie Thurman along with his associates who plans to murder her thinking she knew all about their evil doings.

Passion of Mind

Language : English

Year : 2000

Medical Theme : Split Personality

Actors : Eloise Eonnet,Hadrian Dagannaud-Brouard, Chaya Cuénot, Demi Moore, Julianne Nicholson, William Fichtner, Sinéad Cusack, Joss Ackland, Peter Riegert, Stellan Skarsgård, Gerry Bamman

Storline : Marie, a widow in Provence with the responsibility of bringing up two daughters, dreams about Marty, a literary agent in Manhattan. Marty also dreams about Maria. Both of them look alike. Marie meets William who begins to court her, while Marty meets and courts Aaron. When Maria and Marty tell both William and Aaron about their dreams, William turns jealous, while Aaron accepts it. Marie would not sleep by William's side but goes on holiday with William to Paris. Marty wakes up with an ashtray on her nightstand. Are Marie and Marty the same person? What is the reality? See the movie to find out.

Psycho

Language : English

Year : 1960

Medical Theme : Multiple personality disorder

Actors : Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, Simon Oakland, Vaughn Taylor, Frank Albertson, Lurene Tuttle, Patricia Hitchcock, John Anderson, Mort Mills, Janet Leigh

Storline : Marion Crane decides to leave Phoenix with the $40,000 her boss has asked her to deposit in the bank. She plans to go meet and marry her boyfriend Sam in Fairvale, California and start their life comfortably together. She is very tired and spends the second night in Bates Motel, having spent the first night in the car. Marion meets Norman Bates, a shy and withdrawn young man there who is dominated by his invalid mother. During their chat, Marion decides to go back to Phoenix and return the money. However she just takes a leisurely shower to soothe her tired body. A week later Marion's sister arrives at Sam's store in Fairvale to tell him Marion has disappeared. Together with a private detective, Milton Arbogast, they begin searching the area and eventually come across her in the Bates Motel.

Peacock

Language : English

Year : 2010

Medical Theme : Multiple personality disorder

Actors : Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page, Susan Sarandon, Josh Lucas, Bill Pullman

Storline : Peacock, a 2010 thriller directed by Michael Lander is about John Skillpa, a reserved bank clerk in a town called Peacock, who prefers to lead an invisible life. John has a secret, which is hidden from the rest of the town, until a rail coach derails and crashes into his backyard. John has multiple personality disorder and his alter-ego is a woman called Emma, who cares for him and does his chores. When the neighbors arrive at the scene to help John, they discover Emma and assume her to be his wife. In order to protect his secret, John must fool the town into believing that he and Emma are indeed married. It becomes extremely difficult for John to guard his secret. Maggie (Page) a struggling mother holds the key to his troubled past kindling the clash between John and his alter-ego. An intriguing story with strong performances by Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page, Peacock is a must watch.

Fight Club

Language : English

Year : 1999

Medical Theme : Mental Illness/Therapy/Split Personalities

Actors : Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Zach Grenier, Richmond Arquette, David Andrews, George Maguire, Eugenie Bondurant, Christina Cabot, Sydney Big Dawg' Colston, Rachel Singer, Christie Cronenweth, Tim De Zarn, Ezra Buzzington

Storline : A depressed young man, Narrator, has no job satisfaction. He suffers from insomnia and feels generally alienated from the world. He is advised to go visit hospitals with terminal illness and to talk to the patients there as a part of his therapy. He meets Tyler Dueden a soap salesman who believes one can learn a lot in the world through pain, misfortune, and chaos and invites his new friend to a fight. Narrator enjoys the bare knuckle brawling and they turn into good friends and start the "Fight Club" which is joined by more men. However all those men who join keep this club as a secret. There soon arises a complicated situation where Narrator and Tyler fall for the same woman Marla. Narrator knows Maria from the time he attended the support groups. Let's see what happens now?

Sybil

Language : English

Year : 1976

Medical Theme : Mental Illness/Therapy/Split Personalities

Actors : Perry, Lynn Collins, Ben Ayres, William B. Davis, Monique Ganderton

Storline : Sybil is a young girl who is a victim of multiple personality disorder due to years of abuse by her unstable mother. Multiple personality disorders were unknown in the 1950's, which is the setting of the movie. Her chauvinistic male colleagues like Dr. Atcheson, a highly respected medico who seems to view Dr. Wilbur with little but thinly veiled contempt, look down Dr. Cornelia Wilbur, who attempts to treat Sybil. When Dr. Wilbur hypnotizes Sybil, to bring out the sixteen different personalities in her, the shocking truth of her abuse in early childhood becomes known. Hence multiple personality disorder came to be recognized as a serious mental condition disorder.