One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” directed by Miloš Forman and released in 1975, is a landmark film based on Ken Kesey’s acclaimed novel of the same name.
The film, which won five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay, is celebrated for its powerful exploration of individual freedom, institutional oppression, and the human spirit. Set in a mental institution, the film is a profound commentary on the struggle between personal autonomy and societal control.
The film, which won five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay, is celebrated for its powerful exploration of individual freedom, institutional oppression, and the human spirit. Set in a mental institution, the film is a profound commentary on the struggle between personal autonomy and societal control.The story unfolds in a psychiatric hospital where the central character, Randle P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), is committed after being convicted of a minor crime. McMurphy, a rebellious and charismatic convict, initially feigns insanity to avoid prison labor.
Upon arriving at the institution, he encounters a grim and oppressive environment ruled by the formidable Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), whose authoritarian control over the patients creates a stifling atmosphere of fear and submission.
Upon arriving at the institution, he encounters a grim and oppressive environment ruled by the formidable Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), whose authoritarian control over the patients creates a stifling atmosphere of fear and submission.