English and Korean Text on Front and Back of Artwork. - The story tells of a young woman admitting to having blackouts, fearing they are getting worse. She is diagnosed as suffering from multiple personalities, as a result of severe abuse at the hands of her mother, whom her psychiatrist, Cornelia Wilbur, believes was schizophrenic. The movie Sibyl is based upon author Flora Rheta Schreiber's biography of Shirley Ardell Mason, an American psychiatric patient, suffering from multiple personality disorder. The book, also called Sibyl, was in its turn based largely on the actual accounts of psychiatric treatment that Shirley Ardell Mason underwent, documented by American psychiatrist Cornelia Wilbur
A**E
Brilliant
Brilliant film
A**Y
Just the best
Sally fields at her best everybody should see this
S**N
Riveting and heart-wrenching
This is a brilliant film, based on a true story, about Sybil, a woman with multiple personalities. Sybil was so traumatised as a child that, to protect herself, she broke up into 16 personalities. The film focuses on just a few of these: Peggy, the nine-year-old who remembers the torture and is angry; Vanessa, who plays music beautifully; Vicky, the "friend" who is socially at ease; Mary, who is a memory of Sybil's grandmother--the only person who loved her; and Marsha, who is suicidal. They all reflect facets that Sybil has hidden away from herself.The film is about how her psychiatrist, Dr. Wilbur (played by Joanne Woodward), helps Sybil to face her past and finally bring all the personalities together. It was Sally Field's first dramatic role (she was better known as The Flying Nun), and she is completely riveting as Sybil and all her selves. Joanne Woodward is also excellent. Apparently when they were casting for Sybil, the real Sybil called the real Dr. Wilbur and said that the only person who would be able to play Peggy was Sally Field!Just a word of warning: it is very intense and not for the faint-hearted. But definitely worth the trouble--it is one of the most moving films I've seen. I have to admit I watched it in two parts, rather than straight through, but I would like to see it through, maybe in a few months.
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Sybil dvd
I saw this film years ago and my 14 year old son was interested in personality disorders so I bought him this for christmas. we watched it together so that we could discuss it afterwards. It is based on a true story and in my opinion and my sons, it is a very good film. The Dvd arrived quickly and was well packaged. You must bear in mind though that this region of Dvd does not work on all players and we watched it on a laptop computer.
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Informative for a practitioner working with DiD
The reaon for 4 stars is the usefulness of the content as a practitioner working with Dissociative Identity Disorder (multiple personalities) - its an old film so the quality isn't brilliant. Warning - it is useful to show to a client but is likely to trigger the activation of the other personality(ies). It is also a very long film.
A**R
So relatable
This dvd is the best account of DID I have found so far.
D**R
... finally available uncut in its 187 minute version is fantastic. A PAL version would be welcome
That this groundbreaking film is finally available uncut in its 187 minute version is fantastic. A PAL version would be welcome. Brilliant film. Well deserved of the Emmy Sally Field received for Outstanding Performance in 1977. Not for the faint hearted - this is based on the true story of Shirley Ardell Mason and having read the book of the same name the film could only go so far in depicting the tortures the poor girl suffered at the hands of her mother. Fantastic performances from all. Brilliant film!
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An oldie
~I watched this when I was young and it is still as harrowing. It isn't something I am going to sit down and watch again with a bowl of popcorn - but I would recommend it to other counselling students. IT is a great 'you can survive' story and it shows that the brain is amazing - that it can get us through situations no one should have to live through.
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