David and Lisa
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| Directed by | Frank Perry |
| Produced by | Paul M. Heller |
| Screenplay by | Eleanor Perry |
| Based on |
Jordi, Lisa and David by Theodore Isaac Rubin |
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| Music by | Mark Lawrence |
| Cinematography | Leonard Hirschfield |
| Edited by | Irving Oshman |
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Vision Associates Productions
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| Distributed by | Continental Distributing |
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Running time
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $185,000 |
| Box office | $2.3 million (rentals) |
David and Lisa is a 1962 American drama film directed by Frank Perry. It is based on the second story in the novel Jordi, Lisa and David by Theodore Isaac Rubin; the screenplay, written by Frank Perry's wife Eleanor Perry (born Rosenfeld), tells the story of a bright young man suffering from a mental illness which, among other symptoms, has instilled a fear of being touched in him. This lands him in a residential treatment center, where he meets Lisa, a similarly ill young woman who displays a split personality.
The film earned Perry a nomination for the 1963 Academy Award for Directing and one for Eleanor Perry for her Screenplay.
The film was later adapted into a stage play in 1967 and a made-for-television film in 1998.
David Clemens (Keir Dullea) is brought to a residential psychiatric treatment center by his apparently caring mother (Neva Patterson). He becomes very upset when one of the residents brushes his hand, as he believes touches can kill him. Cold and distant, he mainly concentrates on his studies, especially that of clocks, with which he appears to be obsessed. It is later revealed that he has a recurring dream in which he murders people by means of a giant clock.
He meets Lisa Brandt (Janet Margolin), a girl who has two personalities: one of them, Lisa, can only speak in rhymes, while the other, Muriel, cannot speak, but only write. David befriends her by talking to her in rhymes. Over time he begins to open up to his psychiatrist, Dr. Alan Swinford (Howard Da Silva) and also becomes friendly with another resident, Simon (Mathew Anden), provoking Lisa's jealousy. Following an argument when his mother visits, David's parents decide he should leave the place. He returns to his parents' house, but after a short time, runs away to the treatment center, where he is allowed to stay.
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