Query: Films based on short fiction set in psychiatric hospitals
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
Deep Jwele Jaai
The Fall of the Louse of Usher
Stonehearst Asylum
Asylum (1972 horror film)
Khamoshi (1970 film)
The Turn of the Screw (2009 film)
Don Juan DeMarco
Chivaraku Migiledi
Toba Tek Singh (film)
Evidence from documents: Deep Jwele Jaai: Films based on short fiction: The film is based on Bengali short story titled ''Nurse Mitra'' by Ashutosh Mukherjee
set in psychiatric hospitals: This is a story of a nurse in a psychiatric hospital, played by Suchitra Sen. Sen's character is a part of a team exploring new therapy for patients who have suffered emotional trauma.
The Fall of the Louse of Usher: '''''The Fall of the Louse of Usher''''' is a 2002 British arthouse horror comedy film written and directed by Ken Russell. The film is loosely based on several Edgar Allan Poe stories, notably the 1839 short story "The Fall of the House of Usher".
Rock star Roddy Usher (played by James Johnston) is confined to an insane asylum after murdering his wife.
Stonehearst Asylum: Films based on short fiction: '''''Stonehearst Asylum''''', previously known as '''''Eliza Graves''''', is an American Gothic film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Joseph Gangemi. It is loosely based on the 1845 short story "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" by Edgar Allan Poe.
set in psychiatric hospitals: The young man later arrives at Stonehearst Asylum, where he desires to take up residency.
Asylum (1972 horror film): This story is loosely based on Bloch's short story "A Home Away from Home," first published in ''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine'' and adapted for television on ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour''.
Khamoshi (1970 film): Films based on short fiction: ''Khamoshi'' was shot in Calcutta and was based on the Bengali short story titled ''Nurse Mitra''
set in psychiatric hospitals: Nurse Radha (Waheeda Rehman) in the same ward is heart-broken after a civilian patient, Dev Kumar (Dharmendra), whom she cured by pouring out her love and affection, left the hospital.
The Turn of the Screw (2009 film): set in psychiatric hospitals: The film's story is told in flashbacks during consultations between the institutionalised Ann (Michelle Dockery) and Dr Fisher (Dan Stevens).
Films based on short fiction: '''''The Turn of the Screw''''' (also known as '''''Ghost Story: The Turn of the Screw''''') is a British television film based on Henry James's 1898 ghost story of the same name. Commissioned and produced by the BBC, it was first broadcast on 30 December 2009, on BBC One. The novella was adapted for the screen by Sandy Welch, and the film was directed by Tim Fywell.
Don Juan DeMarco: He is then held for a ten-day review in a mental institution.
Chivaraku Migiledi: This is a story of a nurse in a psychiatric hospital, played by Savitri.
Toba Tek Singh (film): '''''Toba Tek Singh''''' is an Indian film based on Saadat Hassan Manto's short story of the same name. The short film is written and directed by Ketan Mehta and produced by Shailja Kejriwal. It stars Pankaj Kapoor and Vinay Pathak. It was released digitally on the video on-demand platform ZEE5 on 24 August 2018.


The story takes place just before the India-Pakistan partition in one of the oldest mental asylums in undivided India. Situated in Lahore, it was home to Hindu, Muslim and Sikh patients who were left behind by their uncaring families. Friendships were thick between the patients who had nobody but each other for company. Each had a story that made for an interesting tale but none quite like Bishan Singh. The story of his journey from sanity to madness stemmed from the village he came from, Toba Tek Singh. Now all he does is stay awake every day and night and such has been the case for the last 10 years. But what happens when partition causes him to leave the country he has known to be home in his sane and insane state of mind? It is a story of displacement and how painful it is even for the people who are not in their senses in a worldly way. Irrespective of who you were and what state of mind you were in, partition had nothing but pain for people who experienced it and this is what this film based on the poignant tale by celebrated writer Saadat Hasan Manto, examines.