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Freud: The Secret Passion

1962 · 140 min

A slow, serious plunge into the unconscious, more intellectual than thrilling, with moments of eerie dream imagery.

Directed by
John Huston
Genres
Drama
Starring
Montgomery Clift, Susannah York, Larry Parks
Tagline
Alone he fought against his own dark passions...
Overview
An examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.

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Directed by
John Huston
Genres
Drama
Starring
Montgomery Clift, Susannah York, Larry Parks
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • memory
  • science
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
John Huston
Written by
Wolfgang Reinhardt, John Huston, Jean-Paul Sartre, Charles Kaufman
Starring
Montgomery Clift, Susannah York, Larry Parks, Susan Kohner, Eileen Herlie, Fernand Ledoux, David McCallum, Rosalie Crutchley
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
Douglas Slocombe
Runtime
140 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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