Helen

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Overview

Ashley Judd headlines this earnest psychological drama centered on the monumental inner struggle of Helen, a successful music professor and happily married mother suffering from severe mental illness. After years of suppressing her bipolar disorder, Helen suffers a crippling emotional breakdown. Subsequently hospitalized, she befriends Mathilda, who offers a sense of understanding and emotional solace that her family cannot. But in time Helen's suffering becomes overwhelming, and she begins to believe that death ...
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Overview

Ashley Judd headlines this earnest psychological drama centered on the monumental inner struggle of Helen, a successful music professor and happily married mother suffering from severe mental illness. After years of suppressing her bipolar disorder, Helen suffers a crippling emotional breakdown. Subsequently hospitalized, she befriends Mathilda, who offers a sense of understanding and emotional solace that her family cannot. But in time Helen's suffering becomes overwhelming, and she begins to believe that death is the only solution. Desperate, Helen's husband and daughter fight to prove to her that life is worth living, and convince her that there are other options for overcoming her illness.
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Special Features

Interviews with Ashley Judd, Goran Visnjic, Alexia Fast and Lauren Lee Smith
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/10/2010
  • UPC: 741952685593
  • Original Release: 2008
  • Source: Koch Vision
  • Language: English
  • Time: 1:59:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 39,994

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Ashley Judd , Helen
Goran Visnjic , David
Lauren Lee Smith , Mathilda
Alexia Fast , Julie
Alberta Watson , Dr. Sherman
David Hewlett
Leah Cairns Susanna
Technical Credits
Sandra Nettelbeck Director, Screenwriter
James Edward Barker Musical Direction/Supervision
Michael Bertl Cinematographer
Corinne Clark Casting
Chris Curling Executive Producer
Tim Despic Score Composer
Pam Dixon Casting
Simon Fawcett Executive Producer
Christine Haebler Producer
Bettina Helmi Costumes/Costume Designer
Jens Meurer Executive Producer
Robbie Little Executive Producer
Doug Mankoff Executive Producer
Jennifer Paige Casting
Linda Del Rosario Production Designer
Kirk Shaw Executive Producer
Andrew Spaulding Executive Producer
Larry Sugar Executive Producer
Judy Tossell Producer
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Helen
1. Chapter 1 [5:42]
2. Chapter 2 [7:30]
3. Chapter 3 [7:52]
4. Chapter 4 [7:51]
5. Chapter 5 [7:09]
6. Chapter 6 [8:36]
7. Chapter 7 [7:59]
8. Chapter 8 [5:50]
9. Chapter 9 [6:23]
10. Chapter 10 [7:53]
11. Chapter 11 [9:02]
12. Chapter 12 [7:19]
13. Chapter 13 [4:16]
14. Chapter 14 [6:41]
15. Chapter 15 [11:22]
16. Chapter 16 [7:27]
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Disc #1 -- Helen
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