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Hysterical Girl

Hysterical Girl (2020)

6.7 | 20 Mar 2020 | Documentary

In 1900, Sigmund Freud began treating a 17-year old girl he called "Dora." Her parents brought her to therapy after she accused a family friend of sexual assault. Freud's account of his sessions with Dora was the only major case history he published of a female patient. Intercutting his published text with a scripted version told from Dora's point of view, Hysterical Girl revisits this landmark case. Woven throughout are several decades of cinema, Congressional hearings, and media coverage. What emerges is a portrait of the grip that Freud’s theory of hysteria has had on popular culture over the past century and into the present day.

Featured Crew

Andrew Rossi Director of Photography
Bryan Sarkinen Director of Photography
Kate Novack Producer
Kate Novack Director
Andrew Rossi Producer
Steven Ross Editor

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Hysterical Girl (2020) Cast & Crew

Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly
Sigmund Freud

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