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Synopsis

An examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.

Year1962
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Huston
Cinematic Threads
I'd seen several of Bergman's pictures by then. Wild Strawberries and The Seventh Seal particularly impressed me with their ability to put dreams on the screen. The subconscious, as expressed in those films, was exactly what I wanted for Freud.
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