CERN CineClub - Johnny Got his Gun

Wednesday 18 Nov 2015, 20:00 → 21:51 Europe/Zurich

503/1-001 - Council Chamber (CERN)

Wednesday 18 November 2015 at 20:00

CERN Council Chamber

Johnny Got His Gun

Directed by Dalton Trumbo (USA, 1971) 111 min.

Joe, a young American soldier, is hit by a mortar shell on the last day of World War I. He lies in a hospital bed in a fate worse than death - a quadruple amputee who has lost his arms, legs, eyes, ears, mouth and nose. He remains conscious and able to think, thereby reliving his life through strange dreams and memories, unable to distinguish whether he is awake or dreaming. He remains frustrated by his situation, until one day he discovers a unique way to communicate with his caregivers.

Original version english; french subtitles