The Visitor - Classics and Contemporaries, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Catherine Casin-Pellegrini

June 1938. Hitler's troops have just invaded Austria. In occupied Vienna, Sigmund Freud, old, sick, persecuted, and worried about the fate of his daughter Anna, discovers that the enigmatic visitor who surprises him in his apartment may be an incarnation of God. A strange dialogue unfolds between the disillusioned old man, who believes only what he sees, and the elegant, spiritual, and manipulative character.

Through a quasi-detective plot full of suspense and twists, this play - awarded the 1994 "Molière" for theatrical revelation - pleasantly addresses eternal philosophical questions: the nature of consciousness and the unconscious, man's place in the world, the reason for evil, the conflict between reason and intuition, etc. Thanks to it, students will be able to deepen their knowledge of theatrical and argumentative techniques while preparing for their future "Terminale" program!