has anyone seen the movie sybil 1977???....plz give me reviews on this movie...and if possible a bit of summary of the movie.
2007-04-11 05:21:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
It was with Sally Fields, at the time it was a big deal, it was her first dramatic role, it's a women with split personalities, her mother used to lock her in a broom closet for hours on end as a child. It was based on a true story.
2007-04-11 05:25:26 · answer #1 · answered by martin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sybil Split Personality Movie
2016-12-17 14:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by dickman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This movie is the best yet! I say that it is a mind snatching movie because it allows you to go inside of Sybil and feel what she is feeling because the details are so full of truth since it is of a true story! So anyway I recommend this movie to any body who is seeking a mind boggling, heart touching movie then I guarantee you satifaction if you choose this movie!
Director Daniel Petrie's awe-inspiring and brutal drama, based on a real-life story, made television history when it was originally aired in 1977. Sally Field gives an outstanding award-winning performance as Sybil, a disturbed young woman who suffers from multiple personality behavior. Living alone in a New York apartment, Sybil is tormented by flashbacks and visions of her extremely painful childhood. Unable to live a normal life, she meets Dr. Cornelia Wilbur (Joanne Woodward), a kindhearted psychiatrist who becomes committed to helping Sybil heal the incredible wounds that haunt her. Desperate to make Sybil understand her illness, Dr. Wilbur begins a series of treatments and uncovers the 16 personalities that make up the fractured personalities of Sybil. Forced to face unspeakable torture at the hands of her mother (Jane Hoffman), Sybil is slowly able to heal her inner self with the support, guidance, and love of Dr. Wilbur. The incredible 11-year odyssey of these two brave women is brought to the screen with powerful and deeply moving performances by Field and Woodward. Together they portray a deeply touching and inspiring true story of love and determination conquering pain and isolation.
2007-04-11 05:24:21 · answer #3 · answered by delnquent24 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Great movie! (I also read the book).
It is based on the true life account. Sally Field plays Sybil, a young woman with mutiple personality disorder (MPD) -- before psychiatrists really knew what that was. Her doctor (psychiatrist) helped her, and pioneered alot of study of MPD because of Sybil. The movie said she had some 19 different personalities, but the book indicated there could have been as many as 30+.
Flashbacks reveal that Sybil was horribly abused by her mother (who probably had the same affliction, MPD), while her father was too 'busy' to do anything, or even notice.
Sybil tries to live a 'normal' life: job, boyfriends, but with great difficulty. Almost everyone who encounters her gets confused as to who she is. Some take advantage of her while most others just leave her alone, so she ends up lonely most of the time.
In the end, Sybil's lady psychiatrist is successful in getting rid of many of her other personalities (as part of her pioneering efforts in understanding MPD).
BTW: we named one of our cats, 'Sybil', because she surely has MPD.
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2007-04-11 05:34:04 · answer #4 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not sure about sybil 1977?
saw a movie with Sally Field several years ago about a woman with multiple personalities.
good movie.
2007-04-11 05:24:58 · answer #5 · answered by Doctor Pain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was put on DVD this last year wasn't it???? I thought Sally Field did an excellent acting job. It's about a woman who has several personalities....Split Personality Disorder. Fascinating topic. If you are interested in this area ....I recommend that you watch the movie.
2007-04-11 05:29:57 · answer #6 · answered by simplesimon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sally Field plays a lady with bi polar disorder..... she goes crazy a few times. Quite entertaining..... I think its required viewing material for Psych classes in college, thats where I saw it.
2007-04-11 05:24:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anthony R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shoot, look it up on Google. It's about a woman with multiple personalities.
2007-04-11 05:24:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here ya go:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075296/
2007-04-11 05:27:28 · answer #9 · answered by maclay619 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
watch it your enjoy it and you might learn something
2007-04-11 05:23:30 · answer #10 · answered by troble # one? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋