Farewell Johnny
Jannie Totsiens
South Africa
1970
114 Min
Black and White
Afrikaans
Synopsis
The Citizen Kane of South African cinema. In a private asylum for the insane, seven patients play a dangerous game of life and death with a catatonic new arrival. With echoes of The Magus, the works of Alain Robbe-Grillet and Pasolini’s Theorem, Jannie brings the panacea of love to one patient and death’s finality to another. —BFI
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kuxa kanema
14Oct11
I will have this film uploaded for people to see in a few weeks. his is a great unseen film. Remisniscent of Fassbinder with absurdist over the top performances and a lot of pussy (I mean cats don't get too excited!!).
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shaun alleman
8Nov10
I just finished watching this having bought it from the South African company Kalahari.net. It was only about £12 and took 3 weeks to arrive.
kuxa kanema
16Oct10
Jens Rautenbach seems like a really interesting film maker. If only his films were made available to see!
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What is Insanity?
By Rohit on December 5, 2011
Very few films in recent viewings have involved me to the extent this film has done. Farewell Johnny explores the subject of insanity in a way that probably no other film has done. One Flew Over the… read review
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