Freud

Berlinale Series 2020

Vienna, 1886. The young Sigmund Freud is still a long way from being a globally revered national figure. His peculiar concept of the unconscious and his use of hypnosis draws ridicule and sees him marginalised by the medical establishment. His professional reputation is at stake, as is his engagement to his beloved Martha. He finds distraction by accompanying his friend Arthur Schnitzler to cocaine-fuelled nights with Vienna’s high society. When this same society is shaken by a series of mysterious murders, Freud enlists the aid of fragile medium Fleur and traumatised war veteran and policeman Alfred Kiss in his bid to expose the masterminds behind the crimes, which are causing a stir – even in the upper echelons of political circles.
Marvin Kren made his Berlinale debut in 2017 with 4 Blocks; he has also directed numerous horror films including Blutgletscher (Blood Glacier, 2013) and Rammbock (Berlin Undead, 2010), among others. With Freud he enters new narrative territory, but remains true to his succinct style by interweaving fragments from Freud’s biography with elements of crime, mystery and horror to create a hypnotic trip into the depths of the human soul.

by Marvin Kren, Benjamin Hessler, Stefan Brunner
with Robert Finster, Ella Rumpf, Georg Friedrich, Christoph Krutzler, Brigitte Kren, Anja Kling, Philipp Hochmair, Noah Saavedra, Rainer Bock, Stefan Konarske Austria / Germany / Czechia 2020 German 167’ Colour

With

Robert Finster (Sigmund Freud)
Ella Rumpf (Fleur Salomé)
Georg Friedrich (Alfred Kiss)
Christoph Krutzler (Franz Poschacher)
Brigitte Kren (Lenore)
Anja Kling (Sophia von Szápáry)
Philipp Hochmair (Viktor von Szápáry)
Noah Saavedra (Arthur Schnitzler)
Rainer Bock (Prof Theodor Meynert)
Stefan Konarske (Crown Prince Rudolf)

Crew

Creators	Marvin Kren, Benjamin Hessler, Stefan Brunner
Director	Marvin Kren
Screenplay	Benjamin Hessler, Stefan Brunner, Marvin Kren
Executive Producers	Heinrich Ambrosch, Moritz Polter, Marvin Kren, Jan S. Kaiser
Co-Producers	Michal Pokorný, Zbyněk Pippal
Cinematography	Markus Nestroy
Editing	Bettina Mazakarini, Jan Hille, Christoph Loidl, Olivia Retzer
Music	Stefan Will, Marco Dreckkötter
Sound	Ludvik Bohadlo
Costumes	Max Wohlkönig
Art Director	Verena Wagner
Broadcaster	ORF, Netflix