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Fictional meeting between Freud and CS Lewis makes no breakthrough

Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode seize their respective roles of analyst and professor, but the theological debate flits too often into distraction.

It delivers on its promise of lively debate between two towering figures, but with hefty caveats. Our Freud’s Last Session review:

Director Matthew Brown's film is the imagined meeting of Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis on the eve of World War II and just weeks before Freud's death.

Director Matthew Brown's film is the imagined meeting of Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis on the eve of World War II and just weeks before Freud's death.

Matthew Brown's 'Freud's Last Session,' an adaptation of an off-Broadway play, centers on an imagined exchange between Sigmund Freud and C.

NEW YORK (October 5, 2023) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will release FREUD’S LAST SESSION in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on December 22, 2023, followed by an expansion in January. Directed by Matt Brown, the film stars Academy Award® winner Anthony Hopkins and Emmy® nominee Matthew Goode. The screenplay is written by Mark St. Germain (THE GOD COMMITTEE) based on his play of the same name. 

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In 2020, Zeller's "The Father" won Oscars and acclaim for its ingenious and empathetic portrayal of dementia. His follow-up lacks the same virtuosity.