Two young men pioneer modern psychiatry across Europe, probing consciousness, mental illness, and what defines humanity.
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Sixteen-year-old Jacques Rebiere is living a humble life in rural France, studying butterflies and frogs by candlelight in his bedroom. Across the Channel, in England, the playful Thomas Midwinter, also sixteen, is enjoying a life of ease-and is resigned to follow his father's wishes and pursue a career in medicine. A fateful seaside meeting four years later sets the two young men on a profound course of friendship and discovery; they will become pioneers in the burgeoning field of psychiatry. B...
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Romantic relationships and sexual themes develop among main characters
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Period-typical alcohol consumption in social and medical settings
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Philosophical and religious ideas examined in context of humanity
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Era-specific views on science, class, and mental health
Self-harm / suicide
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Mental illness themes include references to patient distress
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Sanatorium patients endure significant mental and emotional suffering
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