Nicholas Philibert, whose film On the Adamant won the Golden Bear at the 73rd Berlinale on Saturday, has made a lifetime commitment to observational documentary, moving between interviews and long,…
Berlin Film Festival Winners: French Documentary ‘On The Adamant’ By Nicolas Philibert Wins Golden Bear
So one is autistic, one is delusional, the last one is paranoid. Maybe, maybe not. Philibert doesn’t give diagnoses or assign labels. Why would he, when the patients have their own, much more earthy descriptions of their afflictions? “If I didn’t have my meds. I start raving,” says Francois, “I think I’m Jesus surrounded by little birds.” He has been sick, he says, since he was 18. “And I’m sick now,” he says firmly.
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