Potomstwo (1979)
Psychotherapist Hal Raglan runs the Somafree Institute where he performs a technique called "psychoplasmics", encouraging patients with mental disturbances to let go of their suppressed emotions through physiological changes to their bodies. One of his patients is Nola Carveth, a severely disturbed woman who is legally embattled with her husband Frank for custody of their five year-old daughter Candice. When Frank discovers bruises and scratches on Candice following a visit with Nola, Frank accosts Raglan, and informs him of his intent to stop visitation rights. Eager to protect his patient, Raglan begins to intensify the sessions with Nola to resolve the issue quickly. During the therapy sessions, Raglan discovers that Nola was physically and verbally abused by her self-pitying alcoholic mother, and neglected by her co-dependent alcoholic father, who refused to protect Nola out of shame and denial. Meanwhile, Frank, intending to invalidate Raglan's methods, questions Jan Hartog, a former Somafree patient dying of psychoplasmic-induced lymphoma.
Obsada:
- Oliver Reed Dr. Hal Raglan
- Samantha Eggar Nola Carveth
- Art Hindle Frank Carveth
- Henry Beckman Barton Kelly
- Nuala Fitzgerald Juliana Kelly
- Cindy Hinds Candice Carveth
- Susan Hogan Ruth Mayer
- Gary McKeehan Mike Trellan
- Michael Magee Inspector
- Robert A. Silverman Jan Hartog
- Joseph Shaw Coroner
- Larry Solway Prawnik
- Reiner Schwartz Dr. Birkin
- Felix Silla Creature
- John Ferguson Creature
- Nicholas Campbell Chris
- Mary Swinton Wendy
- Jerry Kostur Construction Worker
- Christopher Britton Man In Auditorium
- Elijah Siegler Samson
Cronenberg miewa przerażające i obrzydliwe pomysły na filmy, które jednak miewają drugie dno, nawet jeśli łopatologicznie freudowskie. Raczej dla zagorzałych wielbicieli.