Der junge Freud (1976)

The film probes deeply into the ways in which Freud's own experiences and unconscious processes may have inspired his influential and persistently controversial ideas.

Director:

Axel Corti

Writer:

Georg Stefan Troller

Stars:

Karlheinz Hackl, Guido Wieland, Sylvia Haider

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karlheinz Hackl	...	Dr. Sigmund Freud (as Karl Heinz Hackl)
Guido Wieland	...	Jakob Freud
Sylvia Haider	...	Martha Freud-Bernays (as Silvia Haider)
Brigitte Swoboda	...	Amalie Freud (as Brigitte Svoboda)
Maria Urban	...	Mathilde Fee Breuer
Karl Merkatz	...	Dr. Josef Breuer
Marianne Nentwich	...	Bertha Pappenheim
Ursula Schult	...	Frau Bernays
Eugen Stark	...	Assistant Dr. Fleischl
Jacques Alric	...	Prof. Dr. Charcot
Norbert Kappen	...	Prof. Dr. Meynert
Peter Lühr	...	Prof. Dr. Brücke
Michael Toost	...	Hausarzt
Georg Stefan Troller	...	Interviewer
Margit Gara

Storyline

The film probes deeply into the ways in which Freud's own experiences and unconscious processes may have inspired his influential and persistently controversial ideas.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Details

Official Sites:

Kino International

Country:

Austria West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

31 October 1976 (Austria)

Also Known As:

A fiatal Freud

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,325, 21 May 2000, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$18,618, 28 May 2000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF),Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF),Schönbrunn-Film

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

penetrating, honest and deeply satisfying portrait of Freud

I saw this film recently (30 May 2000) and was greatly impressed. It is far and away the best film on Freud I have ever seen. As it was originally filmed for Austrian television it is extremely grainy (and in b & w) which gives a very believable quality to its historicity. The script is intelligent and both broadly and well informed about Freud's life and writings. The importance of his Jewishness is portrayed unflinchingly. Delicate matters, such as his confrontation with homosexuality in himself and other men is represented more efficiently and profoundly than any number of books on the subject. The director and writer have bravely avoided making the man a Saint or a Hero -he emerges as ambitious and not a little obsessed by the need to understand himself and others. The film is very moving, beautifully shot and acted, and deserves a much wider audience in the U.S. Thanks to the Film Forum in New York for giving it a showing.