Freud’s Last Session (2023)

Freud's Last Session (2023)

Freud’s Last Sessiion movie 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.

Freud’s Last Session is a 2023 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 itself is based upon 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.[11] That same month, Sony Pictures Classics purchased the distribution rights for North America, Middle East, India, Eastern Europe (excluding Russia), and Turkey. It had a limited release in the United States on 22 December 2023.

Freud's Last Session Movie Poster (2023)

Freud’s Last Session (2023)

Directed by: Matthew Brown
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode, Liv Lisa Fries, Jodi Balfour, Jeremy Northam, Orla Brady, Rhys Mannion, Stephen Campbell Moore, Aidan McArdle, arek Bishara, Nina Kolomiitseva
Screenplay by: Mark St. Germain, Matthew Brown
Production Design by: Luciana Arrighi
Cinematography by: Ben Smithard
Film Editing by: Paul Tothill
Costume Design by: Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh
Set Decoration by: John Neligan, Claudia Parker
Art Direction by: Taine King, Bryan Tormey
Music by: Coby Brown
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material, some bloody/violent images, sexual material and smoking.
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics (Select territories), Vertigo Releasing (United Kingdom and Ireland)
Release Date: December 22, 2023 (United States), June 14, 2024 (United Kingdom)

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