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Mahler on the Couch

Percy Adlon, Felix O. Adlon

Mahler on the Couch is a portrait of the great composer Gustav Mahler and his tempestuous relationship with his wife, Alma. Chafing under an agreement to give up her own musical ambitions, Alma begins an extramarital affair, as Mahler consults with Sigmund Freud on matters of creativity and passion.

DIRECTOR
Percy Adlon, Felix O. Adlon
YEAR
2010
COUNTRY
Austria / Germany
RUNTIME
98 minutes
LANGUAGE
German with English subtitles
FORMAT
DCP

Percy Adlon, the acclaimed director of Bagdad Cafe, teamed up with his son Felix for this portrait of the great composer Gustav Mahler and his tempestuous relationship with his wife, Alma. Chafing under an agreement to give up her own musical ambitions, Alma begins an affair with the young architect Walter Gropius, as Mahler consults with Sigmund Freud on matters of creativity and passion. Moving, funny, and filled with Mahler’s sublime music (conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen), Mahler on the Couch is a sensory feast based on actual encounters between Mahler and Freud.

Mahler on the Couch
Mahler on the Couch

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