KEN LOACH INEDITO In Two Minds [The Wednesday Play]

Kate, una giovane sotto osservazione psichiatrica che soffre di mancanza di fiducia, auto-stima e auto-controllo, racconta di una “Kate cattiva” che commette atti immorali. Le condizioni della ragazza sono la conseguenza dell’ipocrisia, dell’egoismo e della debolezza di coloro che la circondano, oppure Kate può essere solo diagnosticata e trattata come schizofrenica? // Kate, a young girl under psychiatric examination, suffers from a lack of confidence, self-esteem and self-control — telling of the “bad Kate” who commits immoral acts. Could the hypocrisy, selfishness and weakness of those around her have led to this state of mind or can Kate simply be diagnosed and dismissed as a schizophrenic? In a drama told in Loach’s convincing documentary style, writer David Mercer questioned the accepted condition of schizophrenia. The film, broadcast in The Wednesday Play series, led to heated discussions on television and in the press, while Mercer won the Writers’ Guild Award for the Best Television Play of 1967.