Mahler auf der Couch

May 1 2012 N/A 1h 38m
Biography, Drama, Romance

Alma Mahler's affair with the young architect Walter Gropius sets in motion a marital drama that forces her husband Gustav Mahler to seek advice from Sigmund Freud.

Plot

Austrian composer Gustav Mahler goes to see psychoanalyst Siegmund Freud in the summer of 1910 because he was tormented by excruciating jealousy. He wants his wife Alma, who is composer and 39 years younger than him, to live a more traditional life as a wife and mother and she obeys.. The reason for his visit is a love letter - addressed to him, but intended for his wife. It comes from Walter, a young handsome architect who indulges in details of his affair with Alma. Mahler, devastated, seeks advice from Freud and begins to tell: about getting to know her, how he asks her to give up composing for him and about a tremendous love .

Written by

Felix O. Adlon, Percy Adlon

Directed by

Felix O. Adlon, Percy Adlon

Production Countries

Austria, Germany

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
512
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA