Freud’s Last Session Movie Details:
| Based on | Freud’s Last Session by Mark St. Germain |
| Country | United States, United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Release date | 27 October 2023 (AFI) 22 December 2023 (United States) 14 June 2024 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 1hr 48min |
| Age rating | PG-13 |
| Starring | Anthony Hopkins Matthew Goode Liv Lisa Fries Jodi Balfour Jeremy Northam Orla Brady |
| Directed by | Matthew Brown |
| Screenplay by | Mark St. Germain Matthew Brown |
| Produced by | Alan Greisman Rick Nicita Meg Thomson Hannah Leader Tristan Orpen Lynch Robert Stillman Matthew Brown |
| Cinematography by | Ben Smithard |
| Edited by | Paul Tothill |
| Music by | Coby Brown |
| Production Company | Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland Last Session Productions Subotica Productions 14 Sunset |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Classics (Select territories) Vertigo Releasing(United Kingdom and Ireland) |
Freud’s Last Session Movie Cast & Characters:
- Anthony Hopkins as Sigmund Freud
- Matthew Goode as C. S. Lewis
- Liv Lisa Fries as Anna Freud
- Jodi Balfour as Dorothy Burlingham
- Jeremy Northam as Ernest Jones
- Orla Brady as Janie Moore
Storyline:
A fictional meeting occurs between C. S. Lewis, nicknamed “Jack”, and Sigmund Freud, two days after the start of World War II. A debate on the existence of God, as Freud greatly resents Lewis’ recent rejection of his strain of atheism in favor of Christianity, and many other subjects follows. The two men discuss issues such as Lewis’ trauma as a World War I combat veteran, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Inklings, and the nature of Freud’s and Lewis’ relationships with other people, such as Freud’s daughter Anna, who is pathologically dependent upon her father. However, she eventually introduces her lesbian partner, Dorothy Burlingham, to him.
Freud died by suicide several weeks later due to the intense pain from his oral cancer. C.S. Lewis becomes a famous author of Christian literature, and the children he later takes in as evacuees during the war inspire his Narnia series. Anna and Dorothy live together for decades, and Anna becomes known as the founder of child psychology. The film notes that Freud met with an unidentified Oxford don in the last days of his life, who could have been Lewis
Freud’s Last Session Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Worldwide Collection | $1.3 million |
About Freud’s Last Session Movie:
Freud’s Last Session is a drama film starring Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode, Liv Lisa Fries, Jodi Balfour, Jeremy Northam, and Orla Brady. It is based on the stage play of the same name by Mark St. Germain, which is based on the book The Question of God, by Armand Nicholi. The film was directed by Matthew Brown and written by St. Germain.
Freud’s Last Session premiered at the 2023 AFI Fest on October 27, 2023. Sony Pictures Classics released the film in the United States on 22 December 2023 to mixed reviews from critics.
It was released on 22 December 2023 (United States), and 14 June 2024 (United Kingdom).
