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Freud Leaving Home (1991)

Freud Leaving Home poster
Original title
Freud flyttar hemifrån
Directed by
Susanne Bier
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a Jewish family in Sweden navigates her family life and coming of age. The movie is a comedy that looks at Swedish Jewish culture for the first time on screen.

gentlewryfamily-centeredwarmgeneration-spanninglightly comedicculturally specifichumorous

What happens

Freud Leaving Home (Swedish: Freud flyttar hemifrån...) is a 1991 Swedish comedy film directed by Susanne Bier. The film stars Ghita Nørby, Gunilla Röör, Palle Granditsky, Philip Zandén and Jessica Zandén. The film follows a girl, Freud, from a Jewish family in Sweden. It was the first feature film in Sweden to depict Swedish-Jewish culture. The film won ten awards and was nominated for three others. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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