Freud Leaving Home

– In this story, the 60th birthday of Cohen-family matriarch Rosha is the occasion for a gathering of ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
1991
Original Name:
Freud flyttar hemifrån
Freud Leaving Home (1991) - Also known as Freud flyttar hemifrån

In this story, the 60th birthday of Cohen-family matriarch Rosha is the occasion for a gathering of her children from the diverse places around the world. The central character in this drama, however, is Angelique, whose interest in psychoanalysis has earned her the nickname of "Freud." Her older brother is gay and lives in Florida with his lover. Her older sister has married into an Orthodox family, and lives in Jerusalem. They have all gathered in Sweden for their grandmother's birthday. Meanwhile, Rosha's daughter, the mother of these diverse children, has taken ill and is in the hospital. She has been diagnosed with a very advanced, inoperable brain tumor. Freud, who never left home, is perhaps as upset by this news as anyone, and she startles everyone by going out and beginning an affair with a biker. However, she is deeply involved in the new situation: she insists that their mother be brought home from the hospital rather than being allowed to suffer and die there.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

18 Oct 1991

Language:

Swedish

Director:

Susanne Bier

Writer:

Marianne Goldman

Main Actors:

Ghita Nørby, Gunilla Röör, Palle Granditsky, Philip Zandén

Plot:

In the Jewish family Cohen mother Rosha is having her 60th birthday and her three children come to celebrate with her. Angelique, aka Freud, still lives at home and uses her knowledge of psychology to make poisonous comments about the others. David is a homosexual and Deborah has married an orthodox Jew and lives in Israel. Rosha tells her children that she is terminally ill in cancer.

Awards:

11 wins & 3 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10