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'Freud's Last Session' Hits Theaters Amid Mixed Reviews

Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode star in the historical drama, which imagines a debate between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis on the eve of World War II.

  • 'Freud's Last Session', a historical drama featuring Anthony Hopkins as Sigmund Freud and Matthew Goode as C.S. Lewis, has been released in theaters.
  • The film, based on a play by Mark St. Germain, imagines a hypothetical debate between Freud and Lewis on the eve of World War II.
  • The film has received mixed reviews, with critics praising the performances of Hopkins and Goode but criticizing the execution of the philosophical debate.
  • The film also explores Freud's relationship with his daughter Anna, played by Liv Lisa Fries, and his discomfort with her relationship with Dorothy Burlingham.
  • A nationwide expansion of the film is set for January 19, 2024, but a streaming release date has not been announced.
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