A Dangerous Method

Who would have thought that they would produce a movie on psychoanalysis. To accomplish this A Dangerous Method looks at the professional relationship between Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender). Nonetheless, A Dangerous Method is really more concerned with the bond between Jung and Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley, a young woman sent to his clinic in Zurich since her mental condition was ideal for his research. Sabina, it turns out, is incredibly well-read, and soon progresses from patient to assistant, much to the amusement of Freud, who corresponds regularly with Jung about their mutual scientific interests and also meets the young woman on a few occasions. The relationship between the three evolves in even stranger ways as time passes, with Sabina taking an unexpected place in Jung's heart . . . If you like historical movies that deal with mental illness, sex between doctor and patient, and the turbulent relationship between top researchers, then I recommend this movie.