![]() ![]() Still, it's missing much of what makes a Cronenberg movie just that. The film would play like a straight-up piece of historical fiction – and one you might be forced to watch in a psych class – if it weren't for the sudden scenes of bondage (and Knightley doing the absolute most with her facial expressions during these scenes to the point where no one would fault you if you decided to fast forward). A Dangerous Method hits that nail right on the head, telling the supposed real-life story of Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and Carl Jung’s (Michael Fassbender) friendship. Keira Knightley plays Sabina Spielrein, a student-turned-colleague and eventual lover of Jung who would go on to become one of the first female psychoanalysts. If there’s anything Cronenberg loves, it’s sadomasochism and exploring the psychology behind it. Though, the ending takes this a bit too literally and sets fire to its ensemble cast – leaving the viewer to wonder what was the point of all that suffering, and if we do, indeed, meaningless suffer in our own lives until we die. It's part ghost story, part commentary on the viciousness of Hollywood, with – like many Cronenberg films – the true meaning of the film being that there's no way out of the self. Robert Pattinson plays a limousine driver struggling to make it big as a screenwriter, and the legendary Carrie Fisher plays herself. ![]() ![]() Julianne Moore plays Havana Sergrand, a washed-up actress who is quite literally haunted by the ghost of her dead mother (Sarah Gadon), with Mia Wasikowska as Agatha her pyromaniac personal assistant, Evan Bird as Agatha's in-and-out-of-rehab child actor brother, and John Cusack as their exploitative TV psychologist father. After eXistenZ, Cronenberg took a break from body horror and produced several straightforward dramas – with a delightful Cronenberg-y twist. ![]()
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