‘On the Adamant’ Review: A Psychiatric Facility on the Seine

‘On the Adamant’ Review: A Psychiatric Facility on the Seine

It’s hard to tell the difference between the patients and staff in “On the Adamant,” Nicolas Philibert’s documentary about an alternative psychiatric facility in Paris. The treatment center, located in a large houseboat with louvered windows, floats tranquilly on the Seine. Inside the Adamant, a convivial atmosphere of disorder reigns. In the opening scenes, Philibert … Read more