The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud (1984)
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Supposedly focusing on the life of Sigmund Freud by means of a fictional secret diary, this attempt at satirizing the man from his childhood through his first forays into psychoanalysis is weak on laughter, especially since it is difficult to tell whether a scene is serious or not. Freud (Bud Cort)… More Supposedly focusing on the life of Sigmund Freud by means of a fictional secret diary, this attempt at satirizing the man from his childhood through his first forays into psychoanalysis is weak on laughter, especially since it is difficult to tell whether a scene is serious or not. Freud (Bud Cort) is portrayed as being too nauseated by blood and physical anatomy to make it through medical school, and because he misunderstands what practicing medicine is all about, he accidentally starts psychoanalyzing his patients. His Ultimate Patient (Dick Shawn) provides him with the theories that would make him famous. Presented as a series of nearly disconnected vignettes, this story about the relationships between Freud and a nurse (Carol Kane), and his mother (Caroll Baker) and a doctor, are meant to be funny, but are not quite. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Danford B. Greene
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
PG,
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Bud Cort
as Sigmund Freud
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Carol Kane
as Martha Bernays
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Klaus Kinski
as Dr. Max Bauer
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Marisa Berenson
as Emma Herrmann
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Carroll Baker
as Mama Freud
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Dick Shawn
as Ultimate patient
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Ferdinand "Ferdy" Mayne
as Herr Herrmann
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Rade Markovic
as Dr. Schtupmann
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Nikola Simic
as Papa Freud
