Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free

6.5

113m

2016

Drama, History

Lou Andreas-Salomé, the woman who enraptured 19th century Europe’s greatest minds, recounts her life to Ernst Pfeiffer in this German film directed by Cordula Kablitz-Post. A published novelist, poet and essayist, Salomé’s desire to live a life free from convention scandalized society but spurred genius and passion in others, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Paul Rée and her lover, the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Under the tutelage of Sigmund Freud, she became the first female psychoanalyst.

Starring

Katharina Lorenz, Julius Feldmeier, Nicole Heesters, Merab Ninidze, Carl Achleitner, Katharina Schüttler, Peter Simonischek, Liv Lisa Fries, Alexander Scheer, Philipp Hauß

Directed By

Cordula Kablitz-Post