Freud (Part 1 of 14)

MAY 21 2011 IS JUDGEMENT DAY!


"Alone he fought against his own dark passions...against the taboos of an outraged world...knowing that the shocking truth could ruin his career...destroy his marriage!" (From movie poster)

This is a fascinating film and Monty gives an excellent performance as Dr. Freud. I'm quite a fan of this movie! There is much to be appreciated, from the amazing cinematic style with it's perfectly framed scenes, to the story itself which unfolds like a mystery. I particulary enjoy the clues that have been sprinkled throughout the movie. Some are more obvious than others and on Part 14 of 14 I've listed some of the more curious ones that I noticed (If there are any other Freud fans, please offer additional clues that are not overt, I'd love to discuss.)

Starring Montgomery Clift, Susannah York, and Larry Parks. Directed by John Hutson. (1962) NY Times Critics Choice.

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[dafmurray]

Many thanks. I haven't seen this movie in 25 years, but it always left a deep impression on me from just one viewing.

[Lordismyportion]

Yeah, it made an impression on me too and I subsequently watched it obsessively too many times to count. Still looking for another crazy-type fan to talk about the really COOL subliminal aspects of the film...

[analyst1983]

Cool! Thanks for sharing this movie with us! I've always wanted to watch this old movie and of course couldn't find anywhere! I'm very much interested in Freud and psychoanalysis!

[Lordismyportion]

Hey, no problem. Hope you enjoyed it.

[Orjas67]

Thanks so much for posting this movie. Here in Germany it is unavailable neither on DVD nor on VHS - although it had been shown in the cinema in the 1960s and on TV in the 1970s.

[Lordismyportion]

Sure, hope you liked it!

[TheUndertakerSaysRIP]

"MAY 21 2011 IS JUDGEMENT DAY!" FAIL!!

[jesseboy303]

Wow! where on earth did you find this!? Wanted to see Monty in this for ages...I only wish my mother could have seen these great lesser-seen Monty films(A Place in the Sun was her favorite movie).

Much thanks and respect.

[MrMinutemen]

@skyjuiceification maybe he/she foresaw this book release: ' The Freud Files" (why psychoanalysis never existed). haha. Wilhelm Reich got killed for speaking truth... ana freud killed herself. a family of crackheads..

[skyjuiceification]

still think may 21 (this past may 21)is the day of reckoning?

[27923tim]

Yes thanks for this movie. Its actually available now on dvd. Unfortunately that version - as well as this - is still missing a vital dream. Its Freud;s (famous) dream about his father. In the movie Freud faints before he can enter the cemetary. What follows is a two or three minute dream with Freud in short sleeves wandering around a crowded railway station. Everybody has their eyes closed except for Freud. A man points to a placard which says "And the eyes shall be closed".

[johncasrey]

Clift's mother is played by an actress also born in 1920.

[SarBear4Ryan]

Damn you McCarthyism for stopping Larry Parks' career. He is terrific in this movie

[capjoartist1200]

MY NUMBER 1 MOVIE,LISTEN TO THE VOICE ,AFTER THE NAMES OF THE ACTORS,LISTEN CAREFULLY

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[darkprose]

@KCJazzKeys Yes, that's right. And it was perfect in that film as well. Actually, more people probably heard Freud's soundtrack in the film Alien than in Freud. But it's perfect because there are Freudian elements to Alien, anyway.

[KCJazzKeys]

@darkprose and the opening titles along with other cues from "Freud" were used in Ridley Scott's "Alien" which Goldsmith also scored