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psychology docs

posted 17 years ago by hiroshiyata
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Whether you love this one or hate it, it definitely falls under the category of psych doc. What are some other good ones (or bad ones!) that you guys have seen?

I found BBC Timewatch's doc about the first ever large-scale psychological profile ("Inside the Mind of Adolf Hitler") to be very fascinating, definitely worth a look. The British "Up" Series (7 Up, 7 Plus 7, 21 Up, etc) are all great and can be looked at through a psychological lens; they follow the same group of 7 year olds every 7 years, and shows how they've grown and changed over the years. Its American counterpart "Age 7 in America" is also great. And the documentary about Genie, the girl who was locked in her parent's attic with no human contact is completely mesmerizing.

Still, in the world of psychology, the docs are few and far between. Anyone know of any good ones?

[–] beautiful_elf_queen 17 years ago

I like Stephen Fry´s documentary. Cant recall the name of it, though... talks about people who are bipolar... It was quite fascinating.

I am Jack's complete lack of surprise

[–] hodie 17 years ago

I've never seen the "Seven" series, but I've heard all kinds of good things about it.

"Titicut Follies" was very good, but you can't buy it. It may be available for viewing at a local university. Years ago my class was shown a short film with the woman on whom "The Three Faces of Eve" was based. It was very short but interesting - sorry, but I don't remember the name.

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