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Mr. Jones is a american film of genre Drama directed by Mike Figgis released in USA on 8 october 1993 with Richard Gere
Mr. Jones (1993)
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Add to a movie listMr. Jones is a 1993 American romantic drama film starring Richard Gere, Lena Olin, Anne Bancroft, Tom Irwin and Delroy Lindo, and directed by Mike Figgis.
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Mr. Jones (Gere) is a man suffering from bipolar disorder, a disease that affords him periods of intense emotional pleasure and expansiveness but which also results in periods of suicidal depression. In one of his manic periods he jumps up onto the stage during a concert performance of Beethoven's ninth and starts conducting, resulting in his arrest. Libbie Bowen (Olin), a doctor at a psychiatric hospital, takes an interest in his condition and falls for him, has sex with him, and has to resign from her position.Actors
Richard Gere
(Mr. Jones)
Lena Olin
(Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen)
Mike Figgis
(Director)
Anne Bancroft
(Dr. Catherine Holland)
Tom Irwin
(Dr. Patrick Shaye)
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