The film was well received in France and the United States , especially for its sensitive portrayal of Blackfoot Jimmy Picard . Matt Zoller Seitz awarded the film 3.5 out of 4 stars , commenting , " the movie offers the most psychologically complex screen portrait of a Native American character in at least twenty years , probably more " and " those who have undergone such treatment will appreciate how accurately the film portrays the process , never simplifying anything , never going for the easy dramatic epiphany , always respecting how analyst and patient circle around and around the edges of meaning . " Ty Burr of the '' Boston Globe '' wrote , " Avoiding the usual therapy-drama story beats , Desplechin has made a densely satisfying drama about Freud , racism , and sympathy in its largest sense . " A. O. Scott of '' The New York Times '' wrote : " a reservoir of intensity in the two central performances , in particular Mr. Del Toro ’s . He presents the spectacle of a man figuring himself out , using whatever tools are available : his ancestral culture , European science and his own intelligence . It is moving to witness , partly because , even when the film and the treatment have ended , so much remains to be done . " The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival . In January 2014 , it received three nominations at the 39th César Awards , including Best Picture , Best Director , and Best Adapted Screenplay
39th César Awards
39th César Awards
Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian