Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
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Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane is the fictional, isolated psychiatric facility on Shutter Island that serves as the central setting for the psychological thriller of the same name.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane canonical | 8 |
| Ashecliffe Hospital | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional psychiatric hospital ⓘ psychiatric institution for the criminally insane ⓘ |
| accessibility | accessible primarily by ferry ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Shutter Island (novel)
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surface form:
Shutter Island (2003 novel by Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island ⓘ
surface form:
Shutter Island (2010 film directed by Martin Scorsese)
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| architecturalStyle | institutional hospital complex ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
ethical questions about psychiatric treatment
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psychological manipulation ⓘ unreliable perception ⓘ |
| countryContext |
United States (fictional setting)
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surface form:
United States (in fiction)
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| describedAs | isolated psychiatric facility ⓘ |
| environment | surrounded by cliffs and rough seas ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Shutter Island universe ⓘ |
| function | treat criminally insane patients ⓘ |
| genreContext | psychological thriller ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | fictional island off the coast of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Government of Massachusetts
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surface form:
Massachusetts state authorities (in fiction)
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
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surface form:
Ashecliffe Hospital
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| hasDepartment |
Ward A
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Ward A ⓘ
surface form:
Ward B
Ward C ⓘ |
| hasPatientType |
criminally insane individuals
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violent offenders ⓘ |
| hasStaffRole |
nurses
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orderlies ⓘ psychiatrists ⓘ security guards ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial treatment practices (in story)
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mysterious patient disappearances (in story) ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Shutter Island (novel)
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surface form:
Shutter Island
|
| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | creates atmosphere of isolation and paranoia ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central setting of Shutter Island ⓘ |
| ownershipStatus | state-run institution (in fiction) ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
fenced perimeter
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guard towers ⓘ locked wards ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high security ⓘ |
| settingOf |
Shutter Island
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surface form:
Shutter Island (2010 film)
Shutter Island (novel) ⓘ |
| specialWard | Ward C for the most dangerous patients ⓘ |
| timeSetting | 1950s (in fiction) ⓘ |
| treatmentMethods |
experimental approaches (in fiction)
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psychopharmacology (in fiction) ⓘ psychotherapy (in fiction) ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
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