Two former patients of Sigmund Freud meet again and discuss their psychiatric treatment 65 years earlier.
Acting
Scofield and Schell's devastating late-career performances
Writing
Script by a Freud biographer, dense with psychological insight
Director
Hugh Brody
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Screenwriter Hugh Brody was a noted Freud scholar; this was his only feature film.
Released the same year as 'A Room with a View,' making 1985 peak 'Colin Firth in period costume' saturation.