Experimenter

2015 • 98 minutes

À propos de ce film

Yale University, 1961. Stanley Milgram (Peter Sarsgaard) designs a psychology experiment that remains relevant to this day, in which people think they’re delivering painful electric shocks to an affable stranger (Jim Gaffigan) strapped into a chair in another room. Disregarding his pleas for mercy, the majority of subjects do not stop the experiment, administering what they think are near-fatal electric shots, simply because they’ve been told to. Milgram’s exploration of authority and conformity strikes a nerve in popular culture and the scientific community. Celebrated in some circles, he is also accused of being a deceptive, manipulative monster. His wife Sasha (Winona Ryder) anchors him through it all.

Notes et avis

Love the style of this film - taking what could have been a dry presentation of his very important work and life and made it into a very absorbing and visually eye-catching film. Even though his work was done in the 70's and he passed away in1984, his work is still incredibly relevant today! Peter Sarsgaard & Winona Ryder are both incredible - and it's good to see Winona slowly creeping back into films and doing such stunning work.

But what is truly fascinating, and ill obviously speak on it witout spoiling it, is that I feel very strongly the true signifigance (these experiments being real) is how the experiment itself and thus the scientist would be so,in a sense, villafied , which speaks volumes in its own right about how so resistant to personally admitting we as a species, would be susceptible to what is depicted ,that we must find fault within the process ie debunking the results. Idki just food for thought ...give her a watch

A non traditional and dry route to the wetlands of desire and hopes to an immortality as an individual, it appear and be such in this underated tale of truths. People lusting for deceit, falsity, sarcastic echoes of a reflection inside a house of mirrors, for pleasure over another [It must be a real story]. The cast seemingly in tune to roles perspectives. And yet again, flawless, it seem Mr Saasgard has become onto us. Congrats.