EFF: Freud’s Last Session

Freud’s Last Session

Australian premiere

“Hopkins has had a pretty amazing late-career resurgence, and this performance can be added to that list of achievements.” — The Hollywood Reporter

On the eve of the Second World War, two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century, Sigmund Freud (Anthony Hopkins) and children’s author C.S. Lewis (Matthew Goode) converge for their own personal battle over the existence of God and the complex relationships that shaped them. Adapted by Mark St Germain from his off-broadway smash, Freud’s Last Session interweaves the lives of Freud and Lewis, past, present, and through fantasy. Director Matt Brown departs from the inherent confines of the stage play, bursting through the walls of Freud’s study and taking the two characters out on a dynamic journey across London.

The leads are riveting as these two titans of the 20th Century and Anthony Hopkins delivers a nuanced performance as the famous father of psychoanalysis.

Rating

M

Duration

110 min

Language

English

Director

Matt Brown