David Cronenverg's
A Dangerous Method...A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
Adapted by Academy Award-winning writer Christopher Hampton from his 2002 stage play
The Talking Cure, itself based on the 1993 non-fiction book by John Kerr, A Most Dangerous Method is an upcoming historical film, directed by David Cronenberg.
The film stars rising star Michael Fassbender (
Eden Lake, Inglorious Basterds, Centurion & X-MEN: First Class) as Carl Jung and Viggo Mortensen (
The Lord of the Rings, A History of Violence, Eastern Promises & The Road) as Sigmund Freud. Set on the eve of the World War I, Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method tracks the early years of psychoanalysis though the story seems particularly focused on Jung's relationship with one of his patients, a troubled woman played by Keira Knightley.
Universal Pictures will release the film in German-speaking territories, while
Lionsgate took rights to the United Kingdom.
Sony Pictures Classics announced that they will be distributing
A Dangerous Method in the United States and it seems they will likely release this later in the year with an awards push. The film is also scheduled for a European release in late 2011 after its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.