Forbidden Desire

Vienna, 1919: Margarethe “Gretl” Csonka, a young woman from a wealthy background, is sent to see Sigmund Freud by her father. The celebrated neurologist is charged with “healing” Margarethe of her desire for a scandalous Prussian baroness. However, she stands up for her love and resists Freud’s efforts, going so far as to invent dreams in order to mislead the doctor. As a result of his confrontations with Gretl, Freud eventually concludes that homosexuality cannot be treated – and doesn’t need to be.

Documentary

52' | ZDF/ARTE | ORF | 2023

Director & Script Fritz Kalteis
Cast Christina Cervenka, Karl Markovics, Elena Wolff 
DOP Benjamin Paya
Camera Operators Stefan Vucsina, Philipp Habenicht
Sound Peter Priemer
Producers Alex Wieser, Fritz Kalteis

[a co-prodcution of V-set, Feature Film, ZDF/ARTE and ORF - funded by Fernsehfonds Austria, Filmfonds Wien and Kultur Niederösterreich, in association with ORF-Enterprise]