Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free

Overview

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.

Cast

Katharina Lorenz

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Julius Feldmeier

Rainer Maria Rilke

Nicole Heesters

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Merab Ninidze

Friedrich Carl Andreas

Carl Achleitner

Verleger

Katharina Schüttler

Marie

Peter Simonischek

Lous Vater

Liv Lisa Fries

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Alexander Scheer

Friedrich Nietzsche

Philipp Hauß

Paul Rée

Matthias Lier

Ernst Pfeiffer

Harald Schrott

Sigmund Freud