Based primarily on clinical psychologist john kerrs book, a most dangerous method. In 1907, sigmund freud and carl jung began what promised to. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. This exciting study sheds much new light on the vexed jungfreud partnership and on the current status of psychoanalysis. A woman, clumsily restrained by nondescript handlers, writhes and howls inside a horsedrawn carriage. A dangerous method 2011 directed by david cronenberg. A dangerous method is based on a play by christopher hampton and a book by john kerr, and tells of the relationship between the two between 1904 and 19, and of a patient of jungs, sabina spielrein, with whom jung had an affair which was highly problematic for both. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces.
Even so, its silence regarding the immoral behavior of the. A dangerous method is much closer to martin scorseses the age of innocence, another film about a man bound by the rigors of society to reject his sexual desires on behalf of familial responsibilities. Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven dr. Kerr was trained as a clinical psychologist at new york university. With the narrative power and emotional impact of great tragedy, a dangerous method is impossible to put down. The official australian facebook page for a dangerous method. It was a film based on psychoanalysis and the careers of some of its most wellknown practitioners, carl jung, sigmund freud, sabina spielrein, and otto gross. From acclaimed director david cronenberg a history of violence comes a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery, featuring two of the greatest minds of the. David cronenbergs a dangerous method stars michael fassbender as jung and viggo mortensen as freud, with keira knightley as the disturbed patient that comes between them. Instead, the latest film from onetime bfilm maven turned small prestigepicturehelmer. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Cronenberg en mortensen na a history of violence en eastern promises.
In february 2012 we will present a televised seminar and discussion of the film a dangerous method by david cronenberg while reflecting on the works from which the film drew, kerrs a most dangerous method, whose title is based on a statement of caution by william james when reading about freuds new method of psychoanalysis and the play by. Tot zover haar levensloop na haar verblijf in zurich. David cronenberg explores the physical effects of mental disturbance with the reallife story of sabine spielrein keira. It is for this reason that a dangerous method seems ideal material for him.
The movie betrays no strong point of view about its characters, negative or positive, so the purpose for making it is unclear. A dangerous method does have some powerful moments, but ultimately it seems more in the business of avoiding than exploring. The story of jung, freud, and sabina spielrein kerr, john on. David cronenberg, a filmmaker with a peerless grasp on the mysteries of the mind and the body, turns his attention to a seminal chapter in the founding of psychoanalysis. A dangerous method directed by david cronenberg written by christopher hampton united states, canada, 2011 a dangerous method isnt quite a film that unwraps. Jung, an upandcoming swiss doctor, is working at a sanatorium. Michael fassbender as jung, viggo mortensen as freud, and keira knightley as jungs patient and future psychoanalyst sabina spielrein. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. David cronenbergs biopic of sigmund freud centers on freuds relationships with patient sabina spielrein and friend turned rival carl jung. At its hub is sabina spielrein 18861941, one of the first women psychoanalysts. A dangerous method is een historische dramafilm uit 2011, geregisseerd door. David cronenbergs a dangerous method, a scene analysis.
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To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. A dangerous method 2011 frequently asked questions imdb. With michael fassbender, keira knightley, viggo mortensen, vincent cassel. The script is based on christopher hamptons 2002 play the talking cure, which itself was based on the 1993 nonfiction book a most dangerous method.
Adapted from christopher hamptons play a talking cure, a dangerous method charts the relationship between sigmund freud viggo. A dangerous method a dangerous method was nothing short of intriguing and moving. His engrossing, admirably acted new film, a dangerous method, takes an objective, historical look at the early days of psychoanalysis and the. It is based on christopher hamptons 2002 play the talking cure, which he originally wrote as a screenplay, based on john kerrs 1993 book, a. In director david cronenbergs highly anticipated a dangerous method, carl jung michael fassbender tells fellow psychoanalyst otto gross vincent cassel, pleasure is never that simple. A dangerous method is a 2011 historical film directed by david cronenberg and starring keira knightley, viggo mortensen, michael fassbender, and vincent cassel.
He is confident that he can get to the root of anyones problems using freudian tools like the interpretation of dreams and word association exercises. This is probably the director at his technically finest, breezily and classily manipulating the audience through his very planned series of shots. A dangerous method is a rather cold, clinical movie, especially considering the tremendous impact these four people, including otto gross, had on the world. Starring keira knightley, michael fassbender, viggo mortensen, vincent cassel, sarah gadon. Spielrein went on to become a major analyst and teacher herself. He was an editor at the analytic press, a scholarly press specializing in works on psychoanalysis, and was coeditor and a contributor to freud and the history of psychoanalysis.
David cronenbergs a dangerous method is a fine example of deceptively simple direction, utilizing classic cinematic language in a subtle way so as to direct its audience in a way above and beyond the majority of films of its type. Director david cronenberg takes on freud and jung in his new film a dangerous method, adapted by christopher hampton from his stage play the. Sigmund freud viggo mortensen, as they develop psychoanalysis, while interacting with patientcumdoctor dr. It concerns the beginning of carl jungs michael fassbender career in psychoanalysis, told through his relationships with a patient, sabina spielrein keira knightley, and his mentor, sigmund freud viggo mortensen file. A dangerous method is a deeply political cautionary tale from a staunch atheist about the price of conformity and repression. A dangerous method, david cronenbergs new film, starts out with a case of hysteria. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. It tells the tale of the origins of psychoanalysis and the competition between its founder sigmund freud here played by viggo mortensen and carl. Jung michael fassbender takes the unbalanced yet beautiful sabina spielrein keira knightley as his patient in a dangerous method. A century after it happened, the clash of the titans of psychoanalysis, freud and jung, has made its way into the cineplex in david cronenbergs new film, a dangerous method. Yet there is a disappointing restraint here how different this story could have been if he had made it in the 80s and worse than that, a stilted lecture on psychology. The screenplay was adapted by writer christopher hampton from his 2002 stage play the talking cure, which was based on the 1993 nonfiction book by john kerr, a most dangerous method. That would imply that theres something complete at the end. Drawn from truelife 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 comes between them.
A dangerous method david cronenbergs latest film, a dangerous method, recounts the relationship between two psychiatry pioneers, sigmund freud and carl jung, in the early part of the 20th century. On the eve of world war i, zurich and vienna are the setting for a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery. A dangerous method is a film, not a documentary submitted by anonymous on july 12, 2012 11. A dangerous method is a 2011 historical film directed by david cronenberg and starring keira knightley, viggo mortensen, michael fassbender, and vincent cass. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a most dangerous method. The story of jung, freud, and sabina spielrein kindle edition by kerr, john. A dangerous method the story of how psychoanalysis came to be. A dangerous method is a totally different entity from hustons film. The critics are giving it thumbs up for its achievement in bringing a moment in intellectual history to life for general audiences. This was jungs feeling after initial discussions with freud, and it sets up the major point of dispute between them. He is confident that he can get to the root of anyones problems using freudian tools like the. And sabina spielrein 1993, a dangerous method begins on august 17, 1904. John kerr 19502016 is best known for writing a most dangerous method, a book that became the basis for a play and a.
John kerr 19502016 is best known for writing a most dangerous method, a book that became the basis for a play and a movie. A dangerous method a methodical, precise historical drama. Pulling off that sort of ultrarestrained melodrama is no easy feat. A look at how the intense relationship between carl jung and sigmund freud gives birth to psychoanalysis. Using freuds theories and method, jung has success in calming her, untwisting her and eventually liberating an intelligent inner mind.
The main problem is that the screenplay comes from christopher hamptons theatrical play, which in turn came from a nonfiction book by john kerr. Throughout his career, cronenberg has shown an interest in science and sex and those individuals that push the boundaries of both. Considering cronenbergs pedigreed cast fassbender, gross, viggo mortensen as sigmund freud and keira knightley as patientturnedpsychologist. Lessons learned from a dangerous method psychology today. A dangerous method opens in 1904 with the arrival at jungs zurich clinic of sabina spielrein, manic and desperate, struggling with two attendants who try to constrain her. A dangerous method is a 2011 period drama directed by david cronenberg. A dangerous method opens in zurich in 1904 as we follow a horsedrawn carriage containing a raving keira knightley up to a large sanitarium, where she.
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