Freud's Last Session

Freud's Last Session is an upcoming film based on the stage play of the same name by Mark St. Germain, which itself is based upon the book The Question of God, written by Armand Nicholi. The screenplay was written by St. Germain, with the film directed by Matt Brown and starring Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode. It will premiere at the 2023 AFI Fest on October 27, 2023.[2] Sony Pictures Classics will release the film in the United States on 22 December 2023.[3]

Freud's Last Session
Directed byMatt Brown
Screenplay byMark St. Germain
Based onFreud's Last Session
by Mark St. Germain
Produced by
  • Alan Greisman
  • Enzo Zelocchi
  • Rick Nicita
  • Meg Thomson
  • Hannah Leader
  • Robert Stillman
  • Vladyslav Ryashin
  • Tristan Lynch
  • Nadezhda Gorshkova
  • Camilla Borghesani
Starring
CinematographyBen Smithard
Music byCoby Brown[1]
Production
companies
  • WestEnd Films
  • Subotica Productions
  • Last Session Productions
  • M.Y.R.A. Entertainment
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release date
  • 27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) (AFI)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

It tells of a meeting between C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud and the debate on God that follows, and discussions of the nature of their relationships with other people such as Freud's daughter.[4]

Cast

Production

WestEnd Films and CAA Media Finance took the project for sales to the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022 with Hopkins cast, and Matthew Brown on board as director for the St. Germain adaptation.[6] The film is produced by Alan Greisman, Rick Nicita, Meg Thomson and Hannah Leader, with production beginning in the U.K. in late January 2023.[7] However, for financial reasons Freud’s Hampstead house and famous psychoanalyst couch were recreated in Dublin at the Ardmore Studios.[8] A selection of props from the film (particularly the replica couch and garden tent chair) have since May 2023 been housed at the Freud Museum London. Co-produced by Aiofe O’Sullivan and Tristan Orpen Lynch of Subotica Operations, the film received UK Global Screen Fund International Co-production funding.[9][10] An image from principal photography was released in April 2023 with the film entering the final stages of filming in Ireland.[11]

Sony Pictures Classics bought international rights to the picture in November 2022.[3]

References
  1. "Coby Brown Scoring Matthew Brown's 'Freud's Last Session'". Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. Hazelton, John. "AFI Fest line-up includes world premiere of 'Freud's Last Session'". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  3. Grobar, Matt (October 5, 2023). "Sony Pictures Classics Dates 'Freud's Last Session' Starring Anthony Hopkins & Matthew Goode – Update". Deadline. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  4. Gonzalez, Umberto (November 2, 2022). "'Freud's Last Session' Starring Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode Lands at Sony Pictures Classics". The Wrap. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  5. "Curtis Brown".
  6. Ritman, Alex (May 21, 2022). "Cannes: Anthony Hopkins to Play Sigmund Freud in 'Freud's Last Session'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  7. Ritman, Alex (November 2, 2022). "AFM: Sony Pictures Classics Buys 'Freud's Last Session' Starring Anthony Hopkins as Famed Neurologist". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  8. Alberge, Dalya (February 13, 2023). "Freudian trip: psychoanalyst's London home recreated in Dublin for major film". The Guardian. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  9. Considine, Pippa (November 21, 2022). "BFI UK Global Screen Fund: £2.2m to 14 co-pros". televisual.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  10. Daly, Lindy (March 12, 2023). "Irish film industry facing plot twist after Oscars success as streamers withdraw". The Times. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  11. Goodfellow, Melanie (April 11, 2023). "First Image Of Anthony Hopkins & Matthew Goode In 'Freud's Last Session' As Legendary Psychoanalyst & C.S. Lewis". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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