2007-Drama
I have just recently in the past 3 years been exposed to the writings and teaching of Friedrich Nietzsche, well that isn't a complete lie, it's more like what people describe him and commentaries of his works.
In the end you are left with a mythical monster of manly writings and misunderstood aggression. Upon hearing about this film I wanted to see a more 'Human' take on the philosopher.
Synopsis:
WHEN NIETZSCHE WEPT gives us an insight into the beginnings of Psychology and particularly the Treatment of Talking as begun not by Sigmund Freud, but instead by the brilliant yet troubled mind of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and the Viennese physician Dr. Josef Breuer. Pinchas Perry adapted the novel by the same name by Irvin D. Yalom and also directs this period piece.
All-in-All:
This film did fill the promise of humanizing Nietzsche and seeing the troubled man that he is. The film is shot with low budget everything, the acting is questionable and inconsistent with everyone but Nietzeche and Dr. Breuer. This film says 'made straight to DVD' all over. The writing and dialog is amazing and the 'Light' Nietzsche' philosophy is a great intro for anyone who is interested in his work, but as a film it is lacking if you've never heard of the man.
Riko's Rating: C
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