Ist das nicht mein Leben?

Originaltitel: Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981
12
1 Std. 59 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,3/10

3675

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Richard Dreyfuss in Ist das nicht mein Leben? (1981)

trailer wiedergeben2:20

1 Video

29 Fotos

Comedy Drama

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuKen Harrison is an artist who makes sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk, and he wants to die. In hospital he make... Alles lesenKen Harrison is an artist who makes sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk, and he wants to die. In hospital he make friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed ... Alles lesenKen Harrison is an artist who makes sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk, and he wants to die. In hospital he make friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,3/10

3675

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Videos1

Trailer 2:20

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

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10jacie

A stunning and emotional masterpiece.

Years before Dr. Kevorkian brought the right to die into the national spotlight and made it a subject of public debate, Richard Dreyfuss's magnificent performance and Brian Clark's wonderful screenplay made the most cogent and realistic fictional argument I've seen on the issue. Dreyfuss is, without a doubt, a stellar performer -- in everything from "The Goodbye Girl" to "Mr. Holland's Opus," he consistently excels, but watching this movie again, I was flabbergasted by his ability. Using nothing but his head, he managed to evoke a stunning range of emotions. In my opinion, this is one of the better movies made in the last twenty years of the twentieth century.

9jan-57

Brilliant Movie

I am a great fan of Richard Dreyfuss. This, by far, is his best role. I am in healthcare and this movie handles the issue of dying with dignity and quality of life with brilliance. I really wish everyone would watch this great movie.

lbinstock

Great Performances

This film is among the best of all time. I've seldom seen a movie in which all actors -- from the star to the smallest bit player -- deliver such forceful, realistic performances. I felt as if I were actually in that hospital room with Ken Harrison et al. While the film, which is about a sculpture who becomes a quadriplegic in a car accident and then decides to die rather than live life in that condition, has a seemingly depressing plot line, it is actually uplifting. Richard Dreyfus has the remarkable ability to infuse the main character with humor as well as sadness. It is a tribute to the director, writers, and actors that this movie, which could have easily been a maudlin weepy, turned out to be a paean to the indomitable human spirit.

SSCMSMIT

Inciteful challenge to the power given to doctors by the state - 8/10

This film may well deal with a taboo area of medicine which of course is patients control over their own death. The film deals with a very morbid subject area without descending into difficult viewing.Richard Dreyfuss's delivers a continum of comedy while not betraying the feeling of hopelessness felt by his character. Other than great dialogue and acting the film leaves the viewer questioning common sense notions of the rightieusness (probably spelt wrong sorry) of medical professionals as well as acknowledging the reality that the institution of medicine is a new religion that dictates its own values on the less powerful subjects in its claws (claws is too much isn't it). Great film!!!

gregson

Highly recommended.

This film is not even about life or death it is about power and is especially relevant these days what with the Oregon Death With Dignity Law controversy. It is a well-done film that masterfully lays out the issues involved. It is also a well-told story and in my book, that is the prime requirement for a good film.

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Richard Dreyfuss claims to have no memory of making this film. This was a side effect to his heavy drug use during the early 1980s.

Patzer
When Dreyfuss is seen on a surveillance camera throbbing his head back and forwards in anger. You can clearly see that he's using his upper body in the scene to move his head. He wouldn't of been able to do this in the condition he was in ,with his spinal difficulties.