

Learning to Swallow
2005, English. Directed by Danielle Beverly.
Patsy, a charismatic artist who destroys her digestive system during an unmedicated bipolar episode, is followed over four rocky years as she struggles to accept her physical condition, her inability to eat, and her emotional state -- only to reinvigorate her artistic voice in the process.
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- 1h 31m
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- English
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- 15 June 2005
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- Danielle Beverly
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Learning to Swallow runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Learning to Swallow isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 June 2005. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Learning to Swallow?
Learning to Swallow (2005) was directed by Danielle Beverly and stars Patsy Desmond.