The Titicut Follies
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jBiSALYC08
watch The Titicut Follies,
answers the following questions in two paragraphs.
1. Who benefited from the making of this film? If you were one of the patients, would you think
that your appearance in the film—to be viewed not only by people who might know you, but also by
strangers, indefinitely, even college students nearly forty years later—was worth what it “cost”
you? Why or why not?
2. How do the visual and audio elements of the film contribute to its overall effect? What
reactions does the film provoke? What do you notice about Wiseman’s editing and what does he
accomplish through it? Please provide some specific examples.