Equus
Equus

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Psychiatrist Martin Dysart (Richard Burton) investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. The atrocity was committed by an unassuming seventeen-year-old stable boy named Alan Strang (Peter Firth), the only son of an opinionated but inwardly-timid father and a genteel, religious mother. As Dysart exposes the truths behind the boy's demons, he finds himself face-to-face with his own.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Equus:

Richard Burton
Peter Firth
Joan Plowright
Harry Andrews
Colin Blakely
Eileen Atkins

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Psychiatrist Martin Dysart (Richard Burton) investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. The atrocity was committed by an unassuming seventeen-year-old stable boy named Alan Strang (Peter Firth), the only son of an opinionated but inwardly-timid father and a genteel, religious mother. As Dysart exposes the truths behind the boy's demons, he finds himself face-to-face with his own.

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Parallax View - 8/10 by Richard T. JamesonSidney Lumet was just the right director for Equus, and just the wrong one.
Creative Loafing - 8/10 by Matt BrunsonSidney Lumet's handling of the material doesn't miss a beat; the only real trace of an encroaching staginess can be found in some of Dysart's lengthy monologues.
EmanuelLevy.Com - 7/10 by Emanuel LevyThe acting of Richard Burton and Peter Firth in their Oscar-nominated turns is good, but writer Shaffer and Sidney Lumet can't really open up the play
Chicago Sun-Times - 6/10 by Roger EbertThe blinding of horses is something that works a great deal better as stage symbolism than as cinematic fact, and that's one of the several things wrong with the way Equus has been brought to the screen.
Kansas City Kansan - 5/10 by Steve CrumPretty much fails as film; the play's really the thing
User Review - 10/10 by Steve BVery deep, divine, sophisticated, no wonder it's based on a play, because it is so fulled with passion, tragedy, spirituality, also with a lot of very intellectual thoughts. This movie affected me very hard, It made me feel high, scared, and this tons of heaviness that Dysart had to carry in the end, what a beautiful movie it's. Richard Burton was very impressive, I love his movies, I think he's one of the most underrated actors!
User Review - 10/10 by Gordon CGreat film and I thought it was wonderfully cast. It goes to show that psychiatry isn't perfect and also exposes us to the idea of child insanity.
User Review - 10/10 by Seth HA film that is no way dated and shows how good theater can be relevant years after its inception. They don't make many films that tackle the ideas of religion, sexuality, or normalcy like this. Burton is great as a hugely flawed psychiatrist trying to cure his patient. As he delves deeper he begins to wonder how he can "cure" anyone when he can't truly understand some basics of the human mind and existence.
User Review - 10/10 by Chalen KThought-provoking exploration of the relationships between psychiatry, religion, and passion; dark, intense, and unforgettable.
User Review - 10/10 by Jordan LProbably the greatest adaptation of a play to a movie, which is interesting considering the theatricality of Equus. Richard Burton and Peter Firth give two of the greatest performances ever in a film. A film that is daringly faithful to its source material, while utilizing the opportunity of film to strengthen the work. Sidney Lumet further proves why he is one of the greatest of all directors.

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