I think that your critique of the sound design is probably quite accurate ... and therein lies the problem. You're a professional at that sort of thing, and so you naturally key into the flaws because you wouldn't permit that in your own work. It is entirely possible that the rawness you perceived is as much a part of the film's effect as was the harsh and even sometimes grainy black and white photography.
How shall I say this ... you don't want to be sitting next to me whenever there's a movie about a nuthouse on ...
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