Storyline

This pseudo biographical movie depicts five years from 1885 on in the life of the Czech-Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). At this time, most of his colleagues refuse to cure hysteric patients, because they believe they're just simulating to gain attention. But Freud learns to use hypnosis to find out the reasons for the psychosis. His main patient is a young woman who refuses to drink water and is plagued repeatedly by the same nightmare.—Tom Zoerner

Plot Keywords

european history, based on true story, psychoanalysis, based on real person, therapy, vienna austria, based on real events, central europe, surname as title, therapist, traumatic experience, character name as title, dream sequence, period drama, doctor, doctor patient relationship, trauma, one word title

Short Review

Huston seems inhibited rather than inspired by [the material]: his energy bottled up and his camera forced to a standstill by careful compositions.

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