The film is typically rated R (17+) due to sexual content, including depictions of BDSM, and mature psychological themes.
The story is set in the early 20th century and follows three central figures:
A brilliant woman whose own clinical progress and theories influenced both Jung's concept of the "collective unconscious" and Freud's ideas on "transference". Viewing Guide 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".
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 The film is typically rated R (17+) due
The film portrays the evolving mentorship and eventual rivalry between Jung and Freud as they disagree on the role of religion, mysticism, and the sexual origins of neuroses.
Portrayed as an ambitious but internally conflicted psychiatrist torn between his duty to his wife and his temptation for his patient. A complex, erotic, and professionally dangerous bond forms
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.