Shutter Island

Shutter Island2010

Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Rating: R
Runtime: 138 minutes

Shutter Island is a novel by American writer Dennis Lehane, published by Harper Collins in April 2003. A film adaptation was released in February 2010. Lehane has said he sought to write a novel that would be a homage to Gothic settings, B movies, a… more »



Dr. Jeremiah Naehring:
Did you know that the word 'trauma' comes from the Greek for 'wound'? Hm? And what is the German word for 'dream'? Traum. Ein Traum. Wounds can create monsters, and you, you are wounded, Marshal. And wouldn't you agree, when you see a monster, you... you must stop it?

Teddy Daniels:
Yeah... I agree.

[injects him with a sedative]

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  • John B LeRoy
    John B LeRoy
    The German words Trauma and Traum happen to be completely unrelated, with different roots and etymology. Just one of those little coincidences in life and language.
    LikeReply 14 years ago

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