Olivia de Havilland & Celeste Holm in THE SNAKE PIT (1948) @ The ARKADIN/$9

General Admission - $9

5228 Gravois Avenue | St. Louis, MO 63116
Microcinema in the Heart of Bevo!
https://arkadincinema.com/events/
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PLENTY of Public Parking a block closer to the Bevo Mill @ Walsh/Duke & Gravois!
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IS the book better? Find out for sure: https://www.amazon.com/Snake-Pit-Mary-Jane-Ward/dp/159853680X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GS05W7WRZQ6Y&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.tfM1x11q27jj3HVqUPosKh_4nJWh3WrHV5ZmiloVzd3GjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.XODM79zlwi-aMhhQbBUf6RjoLj4nMq9YaBNBg3bQxUA&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Snake+Pit+by+Mary+Jane+Ward&qid=1748116984&s=books&sprefix=the+snake+pit+by+mary+jane+ward%2Cstripbooks%2C105&sr=1-1
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In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Arkadin presents INSTITUTIONALIZED: MENTAL INSTITUTIONS ON FILM, a series of movies that depict asylums, sanitariums, and psychiatric hospitals — some with unvarnished realism, others with surrealism, whimsy or horror. At several screenings, academics and mental health experts will introduce the film with a talk that unpacks the film’s treatment of mental healthcare and provides context on the history of psychiatric institutions.
This screening will be introduced by scholar of in-patient mental health treatment, Dr. Morgan Shields, Assistant Professor at Washington University’s Brown School of Social Work.
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After the movie, we will gather for lively, provocative, and insightful conversation--OR as close as we can come to that, anyway--HA!
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Anatole Litvak’s classic adaptation of Mary Jane Ward’s book, THE SNAKE PIT is a harrowing portrait of a young woman (Olivia de Havilland, in a stunning, Oscar-nominated performance) whose life is torn apart when she suffers a mental breakdown and is admitted to an institution. A plea for understanding, a critique of contemporary conditions and treatments, and a superb melodrama, this is a film that both horrifies and touches. With its vivid depictions of electro-shock therapy and chaotic conditions inside a psychiatric hosptial, THE SNAKE PIT spurred legal reforms in psychiatric care throughout the country, helping to change the laws in 26 states, according to 20th Century Fox. A critical and popular hit upon its release in 1948, THE SNAKE PIT was nominated for six Academy Awards and was admired by the poet laureate of women’s mental health treatment, Sylvia Plath, whose classic novel The Bell Jar even took inspiration from the film.

“A drama that builds to a fever pitch of tension and holds itself there with superlative artistry.” – The Hollywood Reporter

NOTE: On Rotten Tomatoes, this movie has a 100% on the Tomatometer and a 84% on the Popcornmeter.

https://arkadincinema.com/event/the-snake-pit-1948-w-intro-by-scholar-of-in-patient-mental-health-treatment-dr-morgan-shields/ [Includes Trailer]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snake_Pit
https://www.scripts.com/script/the_snake_pit_21341