The Institute

2017

Johnny's comments:

The Institute is a thriller set in 19th century where Isabel (Allie Gallerani) check herself into a renowned mental hospital to get help as she hasn't been coping well after the death of her parents. Under the guidance of Dr. Cairn (James Franco), she is given the best treatment and allowed to wander the grounds. But as always, all is not what it seems. Dr. Cairn's star patient Lucy (Zoe Sidel) is failing his treatment and he refers her to the sadistic surgeon Dr. Lemelle (Tim Blake Nelson) for a more radical treatment. Cairn is desperate for his treatment to work and sets his sights on Isabel and finally he finds success. When Isabel's brother Roderick (Joe Pease) visits, he is very concerned with Isabel's behaviour and decides to find out what's going on and what he sees is incredibly shocking and that's only the half of it.

Interesting movie from Franco (who seems to make 10 movies a year) and Pamela Romanowsky that treads a fine line between trashy thriller and serious drama and does it quite well. Worth a look.

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