SummaryOn the eve of World War I, Zurich and Vienna are the setting for a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery. Drawn from true-life events, A Dangerous Method takes a glimpse into the turbulent relationships between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung, his mentor Sigmund Freud and Sabina Spielrein, the troubled but beautiful young woman who come... Read More
Directed By:David Cronenberg
Written By:Christopher Hampton, John Kerr
A Dangerous Method
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Jan 12, 2012
100
Mostly, though, A Dangerous Method is a suave chamber piece: a series of glimpses of two 20th-century intellectual titans, in friendship and separation, and the story of a remarkable woman who history had swallowed up, brought into the light again.
Dec 22, 2011
88
This is the best thing Mortensen's ever done. His slow, paunchy, hairy Freud has a cavalier authority and a capacity for drollery. He's also seductively wise in a way that makes both Fassbender and Knightley, as very good as they are, also seem uncharacteristically callow.
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Jan 14, 2012
10
**** by Georgia Xanthopoulou Based on a stage play which was based, in its turn, on a book by John Kerr, A Dangerous Method is about the relationship a young Carl Jung develops with a troubled patient as well as the beginning and break-up of his friendship with Sigmund Freud. Most importantly, the film concerns itself with the events that probably caused the breakdown he suffered during World War I and the battle within himself as his values as a responsible physician clashed with his carnal desires. The film starts off quite rough. For those who may be frightened by the beginning of the film, I assure you it gets better. Keira Knightley doesnâ
Dec 30, 2011
10
A Dangerous Method is overall a great and interesting film, but Viggo Mortensen's acting in it is outstanding! This film is worth seeing just to see his perfect acting.
Nov 28, 2011
80
Represents a big growth spurt in Mr. Cronenberg's career. Its measured pace, along with a style that is sometimes austere (though sometimes anything but) repays close attention with excellent acting and a wealth of absorbing information.
Jan 9, 2012
75
Ultimately, however, A Dangerous Method is less about the formative years of psychotherapy and two of its progenitors than it is about a rule-breaking extramarital affair.
Nov 22, 2011
70
In his third consecutive Cronenberg film (after playing the righteous killers of A History of Violence and Eastern Promises), Mortensen is a happy surprise. Never has this tightly-wound actor seemed so relaxed in a difficult role; he is the charming papa Jung hates to overthrow but knows he must.
Feb 6, 2012
60
Despite a top-notch cast performing well, and bravely in the case of Knightley, this is an austere, somewhat repressed movie. It never really gets under the skin in the way Cronenberg does at his best.
Oct 27, 2011
25
Even a supporting turn by Vincent Cassell as Otto Gross, a fellow psychiatrist, cocaine addict and unapologetic adulterer, fails to enliven the movie: A Dangerous Method makes even a cokehead hedonist boring.
Dec 4, 2016
9
Outstanding Mortensen and Fassbinder in the untold story behind of psychoanalyis. Epoc screenplay in tune introspective and intimate with the personal touch of Cronenberg.
Oct 24, 2020
6
This is a historical movie about Carl Jung's relations with Sabina Spielrein, and Freud.
There is not big story but one gets a good feeling of development of psychoanalysis at that time
Excellent performance of Jung (Michael Fassbender), and Freud (Viggo Mortensen) characters charming.
Also Viennese Cafe scene, Imperial Magnificence, Belvedere, scene takes one to that period.
Jan 21, 2020
6
A fairly intriguing take on the relationship between two leading psychologists that could have plumbed a bit deeper.
Dec 22, 2013
3
A lifeless dull film, aside from Knightley's overacted and frankly bad performance, that doesn't thrill, doesn't touch, and it's not even a real love story. The movie is just a total bore.
Jan 16, 2012
3
Vapid. Inert. Lifeless. And other synonyms for this beautiful period piece. It is nicely filmed and doubtless faithful to its sources. But it is so austere that there is little to which to relate. The male leads are strong, particularly Freud, but the female lead's opening scenes are over-acted. Gorgeous buildings.
Production Company:
- Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
- Lago Film
- Prospero Pictures
- Millbrook Pictures
- Téléfilm Canada
- Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)
- Corus Entertainment
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)
- Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Medien- und Filmgesellschaft (MFG) Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
- Elbe Film
- Movie Central Network
- Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
- The Movie Network
- Astral Media
- Talking Cure Productions
Release Date:Nov 23, 2011
Duration:1 h 39 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Based on the true story of Jung, Freud and the patient who came between them.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Genie Awards
• 5 Wins & 11 Nominations
CinEuphoria Awards
• 1 Win & 11 Nominations
