The film is based on the 1993 non-fiction book A Most Dangerous Method by John Kerr and the 2002 play The Talking Cure by Christopher Hampton.
The story is set in the early 20th century and follows three central figures: Un mГ©todo peligroso
Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) tests Sigmund Freud’s (Viggo Mortensen) "talking cure" on Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley), a young woman diagnosed with "hysteria". The film is based on the 1993 non-fiction
( A Dangerous Method ) is a 2011 historical drama directed by David Cronenberg that explores the turbulent relationships between the founders of psychoanalysis and their patients. A complex, erotic, and professionally dangerous bond forms
A complex, erotic, and professionally dangerous bond forms between Jung and Spielrein, who eventually transitions from patient to a significant contributor to psychoanalysis herself. Key Historical Figures
Portrayed as an ambitious but internally conflicted psychiatrist torn between his duty to his wife and his temptation for his patient.