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The Tobacconist

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A young man develops a friendship with Sigmund Freud during the Nazi occupation of Vienna.
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Peter Rainer FilmWeek (LAist) 07/22/2020
The relationship between Franz and Freud is somewhat interesting, but not really fleshed out terribly. Go to Full Review Claudia Puig FilmWeek (LAist) 07/22/2020
Here is a film that takes place during one of the most dramatic periods in history, but it's surprisingly dull and bland. Go to Full Review David Ehrlich IndieWire 07/11/2020
C-
While "The Tobacconist" is always watchable, its inability to find meaning in a mess of uncooked symbolism prevents the movie from being worthy of Freud, and from doing justice to his parting words. Go to Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia 04/11/2021
5/10
A melodrama without pain or glory, as worn as the ashes of a cigarette. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Norman Gidney Film Threat 11/01/2020
7/10
In lesser hands, this might have just become another story of how change is unavoidable and why Nazis are evil. Instead, cliché is mostly abandoned, and we are given a tale rich with humanity. Go to Full Review Gisela Savdie Letra Urbana 09/19/2020
The dreams are the most vivid part of the film, but unfortunately, they don't go deeper into them [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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@MilloTPue 10/09/2021 Between 2.5 and 3 stars, it would need some more punch to escape from the own conventions it follows since the beginning. See more 04/15/2021 This movie, despite being technically good, offers no food for thought, nor at least a message to keep. See more 10/08/2020 A coming-of-age movie with charming characters, set in Austria. The threatening world quickly closes in and completely shakes the cast's lives up and down. The 30's aesthetics and mindsets make you feel transported to that time, with all its beauty and ugliness. See more 11/04/2019 El vendedor de tabaco [2019] See more 03/09/2019 Excellently done story of a young man in Nazi occupied Vienna and his friendship with an aged Sigmund Freud wonderfully played by the late Bruno Ganz. Viewed at the Sedona Film Festival See more Read all reviews
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Nikolaus Leytner

Director

Simon Morzé

Franz Huchel

Bruno Ganz

Prof. Sigmund Freud

Johannes Krisch

Otto Trsnjek

Emma Drogunova

Anezka

Karoline Eichhorn

Anna Freud

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young man develops a friendship with Sigmund Freud during the Nazi occupation of Vienna.
Director
Nikolaus Leytner
Producer
Ralf Zimmermann, Dieter Pochlatko, Jakob Pochlatko
Screenwriter
Klaus Richter, Nikolaus Leytner
Distributor
Menemsha Entertainment
Production Co
Epo-Film Produktionsgesellschaft, Glory Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 1, 2021
Runtime
1h 54m
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