Mahler auf der Couch plot
In the summer of 1910, Gustav Mahler asks for the advice of Sigmund Freud. The aging musical genius is suddenly dealt a blow: a love letter, addressed to him, but intended for his wife Alma. The sender, a certain Walter Gropius, describes Mahler's affair with Alma in great detail. Mahler collapses as a result: what does this young man know about him and his beloved Alma, about two people who have linked music forever? Mahler, the famous international star, is no longer able to get anything sensible on paper. The visit to Freud should help him to pass his days as normally as possible. These are the dramatic details about a great love...