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A Dangerous Method

  • 2011
  • R
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley, and Michael Fassbender in A Dangerous Method (2011)
Into the already complex relationship between Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and his mentor Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) arrives a young Russian woman diagnosed with hysteria (Keira Knightley).
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A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.

  • Director
    • David Cronenberg
  • Writers
    • Christopher Hampton
    • John Kerr
  • Stars
    • Michael Fassbender
    • Keira Knightley
    • Viggo Mortensen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    110K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,436
    514
    • Director
      • David Cronenberg
    • Writers
      • Christopher Hampton
      • John Kerr
    • Stars
      • Michael Fassbender
      • Keira Knightley
      • Viggo Mortensen
    • 229User reviews
    • 356Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 38 nominations total

    Videos14

    U.S. Version
    Trailer 1:51
    U.S. Version
    International Version
    Trailer 1:48
    International Version
    International Version
    Trailer 1:48
    International Version
    "13 Hours"
    Clip 0:36
    "13 Hours"
    A Dangerous Method: Undisputed Crown Prince
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    A Dangerous Method: Undisputed Crown Prince
    A Dangerous Method: Never Repress Anything
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    A Dangerous Method: Never Repress Anything
    A Dangerous Method: Take The Initiative
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    A Dangerous Method: Take The Initiative

    Photos152

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    Top cast37

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    Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender
    • Carl Jung
    Keira Knightley
    Keira Knightley
    • Sabina Spielrein
    Viggo Mortensen
    Viggo Mortensen
    • Sigmund Freud
    Vincent Cassel
    Vincent Cassel
    • Otto Gross
    Sarah Gadon
    Sarah Gadon
    • Emma Jung
    André Hennicke
    André Hennicke
    • Prof. Eugen Bleuler
    • (as André M. Hennicke)
    Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
    Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
    • Sándor Ferenczi
    Mignon Remé
    • Jung's Secretary
    Mareike Carrière
    Mareike Carrière
    • Food Nurse
    Franziska Arndt
    • Bath Nurse
    Wladimir Matuchin
    • Nikolai Spielrein
    André Dietz
    André Dietz
    • Medical Policeman
    Anna Thalbach
    Anna Thalbach
    • Bathtub Patient
    Sarah Marecek
    • Orchard Nurse
    Bjorn Geske
    • Orderly
    • (as Björn Geske)
    Markus Haase
    • Orderly
    Christian Serritiello
    Christian Serritiello
    • Ship's Officer
    Clemens Giebel
    • Ship's Steward
    • Director
      • David Cronenberg
    • Writers
      • Christopher Hampton
      • John Kerr
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The age difference between Viggo Mortensen and Michael Fassbender is 19 years, just as it was between Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
    • Goofs
      Sabina Spielrein's closing history is incorrect. Her death, along with her 2 daughters, actually occurred in August 1942, not 1941. Their deaths were only 3 among 27,000 in the massacre that occurred in Zmievskaya Balka, Rostov-on-Don, Russia by German forces.
    • Quotes

      Carl Jung: [to Sabina] My love for you was the most important thing in my life. For better or worse, it made me understand who I am.

    • Crazy credits
      This film is based on true events, but certain scenes, especially those in the private sphere, are of a speculative nature.
    • Connections
      Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Excerpts from Siegfried
      by Richard Wagner, original publication by Schott Music GmbH & Co KG, Mainz, Germany, 1876.

      Adapted by Howard Shore, published by South Fifth Avenue Publishing, 2010.

    User reviews229

    Featured review
    7/10

    Intriguing

    I've only read very few of Jung's and Freud's abstracts of work but i've always been interested in knowing a bit more. A Dangerous Method cleared some of my questions and was pleasant for me to watch and learn a thing or two about their contributions and contradictions in psycho-analysis.

    What is emphasized in this film is their well known "disagreement" on sexual activity (libido) and apparently religion. Something that's been brought here by a female patient of Jung, Sabina Spielrein -played by Keira Knightley, who's been diagnosed with hysteria and was admitted to Burghölzli Clinic in Zürich in 1906. Michael Fassbender (Jung) and Viggo Mortensen (Freud) both performed seriously and insightful and Knightley captured pretty well the behavior of a hysteric person and then, her transition through therapy.

    The German locations where the filming took place were picturesque and the atmosphere was warm, theatrical, peaceful enough but rather slow at some points. The intense relationship between the Austrian neurologist and the Swiss psychiatrist was very interesting to watch nevertheless.

    The reason i enjoyed this film is simple: It was exactly what i was expecting it to be. Educational. And the fact that a talented cast did their best to bring out on the screen such facts, has left me a satisfied watcher full of interest and food for thoughts.
    • synevy
    • Dec 26, 2011
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 10, 2011 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un método peligroso
    • Filming locations
      • Schloss Belvedere - Rennweg 6, Vienna, Austria(Freud strolling in the garden)
    • Production companies
      • Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
      • Lago Film
      • Prospero Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,704,709
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $167,953
      • Nov 27, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,519,436
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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