Review of When Nietzsche Wept (2007) by Billie P — 17 Nov 2013
The cinematography is that weird cheap kind that makes the movement of the actors look strange. Nevertheless, Armand Assante plays the heck out of Friedrich Nietzsche and Ben Cross plays what I'd imagine a Josef Breuer would be like.
What this movie is, by the way, is a fictionalized account of what would have happened if Breuer, the forerunner to psychoanalysis, and Nietzche met. Even though it never happened, it draws parallels between the goal of psychoanalysis, freeing a patient up to realize what his or her unconscious desires are, and Nietzsche's philosophy, which is something like choosing to live one's life like every day would be repeated, daring to live one's life dangerously and boldly.
Not a bad story, and really one of a kind.
This review of When Nietzsche Wept (2007) was written by Billie P on 17 Nov 2013.
When Nietzsche Wept has generally received mixed reviews.
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