Freud’s Last Session (2023)

• Year: 2023
• Released: 29 Feb 2024
• Country: United Kingdom, United States
• Adwords: 1 nomination
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20420628/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/freuds_last_session
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 1080p
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Drama
• Runtime: 108 min
• Writer: Matt Brown, Mark St. Germain
• Director: Matt Brown
• Cast: Matthew Goode, Anthony Hopkins, Jodi Balfour
• Keywords: world war ii, sigmund freud, based on true story, author, historical fiction, belief in god,

	6.1/10
	45% – Critics
	75% – Audience

Freud’s Last Session Storyline

Set on the eve of WWII and towards the end of his life, Freud’s Last Session sees Freud (Hopkins) invite iconic author C.S. Lewis for a debate over the existence of God. Exploring Freud’s unique relationship with his lesbian daughter Anna and Lewis’ unconventional romance with his best friend’s mother, the film interweaves past, present and fantasy, bursting from the confines of Freud’s study on a dynamic journey.

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Film about Freud with the depth of a canoe

Now, I was pleasantly surprised last week by the film ‘La fille de nulle part’ by French director Jean-Claude Brisseau. I was particularly struck by the depth of the dialogues and realized that I am not used to that at all anymore: a director who assumes that his audience has read a book before. It seems like films increasingly take the dumbest of the bunch as a starting point; everything has to be spoon-fed and explained.

Freud’s Last Session could have been a fantastic opportunity to create a film that intellectually grabs you and keeps you intellectually engaged. Why is there not a deeper exploration of the father-daughter relationship? Why is there no real dialogue between Freud and the professor? Why is there no character development? Why don’t we get real insight into the psychology of the three main characters? It’s about Freud, for goodness’ sake! He is the founder of psychoanalysis! The levity of the production completely hinders the subject. It’s like making a cowboy film without cowboys.

A missed opportunity.

Not a masterpiece, but worth seeing

As a fan of Lewis’ work (though far from being an expert on the guy) I was very interested in seeing this film. Even though the target audience is probably 30 years my senior, I still enjoyed it quite a bit. Hopkins’s and Goode’s performances really carry the film. Normally, I struggle with movies that use a lot of flashbacks to tell the story but it was done here in such a way as was helpful and not distracting or disorienting.

I do wish the script had been a bit stronger. There were a couple scenes that seemed to fizzle out rather than having a much needed emphatic response, mostly on Lewis’s end.

Overall I liked the film and would see it again.

A cinematic rare treat: a film that makes you think too!

I went to see this with high hopes and for sure, it met and even exceeded my expectations. A great film lifted by another Oscar-worthy performance by Anthony Hopkins (seeing him perform is worth the price of admission on its own).

And the wonderful cinematography, together with engaging performances by the two leads, ensures that we’re not just watching the equivalent of screening a stage play for a couple of hours.

I liked how the film allowed the characters to demonstrate their fallibilities and weaknesses as well as strengths, especially Matthew Goode playing CS Lewis, and in this way avoided becoming a mere intellectual sparring match between two “thought” giants of their time.

There’s a lot in this film that leaves you to ponder, whether it’s the contrast between Freud’s ability to clinically dissect the lives of others whilst rather pitifully failing to master his own, or Lewis faith being put to the test – despite the strength of his intellect – by the debilitating impact his wartime experiences had on his mind.

If you like thought provoking films (or historically based period films) then you’ll want to see this. And for Anthony Hopkins fans it’s a must, of course.