Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)

Directed by

John Huston

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

12

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 79 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A biographical film about Sigmund Freud developing his theories on psychoanalysis. It follows his work with a patient named Cecily Koertner as he explores the hidden causes of her hysteria.

intellectualintrospectivesomberdeliberatepsychologically intenseblack-and-whitecerebralrestrained

What happens

Freud: The Secret Passion, or simply Freud, is a 1962 American biographical drama film directed by John Huston and produced by Wolfgang Reinhardt. Based on the life of Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud, it stars Montgomery Clift as Freud and Susannah York as his patient Cecily Koertner. Other cast members include Larry Parks, Susan Kohner, Eileen Herlie, Eric Portman, and David McCallum. The screenplay was by Charles Kaufman and Reinhardt, with some elements from a script by Jean-Paul Sartre, who withdrew his name from the film. The film was theatrically released in the United States by Universal-International on December 12, 1962, and was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the competition section at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. It was nominated for two Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for York. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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