Princesse Marie

Great-granddaughter of Napoleon and the wife of Prince George of Greece, Marie Bonaparte (1882-1962) was related to all the reigning families of Europe. Fearing she was frigid, she underwent an operation on his clitoris, to no avail. Then she heard about Freud and decides to visit him at his home in Vienna. During her long stay in Austria, Marie befriended the entire Freud family, especially his daughter, Anna. Freud was quickly won over by this free-thinking woman and a neurotic fragility which she dared to admit quite frankly. She translated the Master's writings, thus introducing Freudian thought in France. In addition, she pursued her own neurotic liberation, even as she became an analyst herself. Marie understood her own psychological makeup, yet continued to live with it intensely. Her lust for life, her courage, her egotism too, her insatiable curiosity, made her a positive heroine of women's liberation. In 1938, when the Nazis invaded Austria, Marie set out to save the man she revered most and allowed him to finish his days in dignity.

France / Austria - 2003 - 2x90' - Super 16 mm - Colour

Director
Benoît Jacquot
Script
Louis Gardel, François-Olivier Rousseau
Camera
Valérie Champetier de Ribes
Sound
Michel Vionnet, Nicolas Naegelen
Sets
Peter Manhardt
Editing
Luc Barnier
Music
Lothar Scherpe
Cast
Catherine Deneuve, Heinz Bennent, Anne Bennent, Isild Le Besco, Christian Vadim

Production
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Co-Production
ARTE France, Satel Fernseh und Filmproduktions, Österreichischer Rundfunk

with the participation of
France 2

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