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Collaborators: A Dangerous Method: Research - Part 2

Because it was based on such well-known figures, there was a wealth of historical information available on which to base A Dangerous Method . Hear Christopher Hampton and Viggo Mortensen discuss the process that David Cronenberg and the production team went through as they prepared to make the film.

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Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley) undergoing procedure in this scene from A Dangerous Method. Keira Knightley as Sabina Spielrein.

A Dangerous Method , 2011
Photographer: Liam Daniel
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A DANGEROUS METHOD appears courtesy of Prospero Pictures, Entertainment One & Sony Pictures Classics Inc.
Michael Fassbender as Dr. Carl Jung and Viggo Mortensen as Dr. Sigmund Freud in A Dangerous Method. Michael Fassbender as Dr. Carl Jung and Viggo Mortensen as Dr. Sigmund Freud.

A Dangerous Method , 2011
Photographer: Liam Daniel
© Recorded Picture Company
A DANGEROUS METHOD appears courtesy of Prospero Pictures, Entertainment One & Sony Pictures Classics Inc.
On set with Viggo Mortensen as Dr. Sigmund Freud, in this behind-the-scenes image from A Dangerous Method. On set with Viggo Mortensen as Dr. Sigmund Freud.

A Dangerous Method , 2011
Photographer: Liam Daniel
© Recorded Picture Company
A DANGEROUS METHOD appears courtesy of Prospero Pictures, Entertainment One & Sony Pictures Classics Inc.
Keira Knightley as Sabina Spielrein and Viggo Mortensen as Dr. Sigmund Freud in this scene from A Dangerous Method. Keira Knightley as Sabina Spielrein and Viggo Mortensen as Dr. Sigmund Freud in Freud's office.

A Dangerous Method , 2011
Photographer: Liam Daniel
© Recorded Picture Company
A DANGEROUS METHOD appears courtesy of Prospero Pictures, Entertainment One & Sony Pictures Classics Inc.
David Cronenberg directs Viggo Mortensen in this behind-the-scenes image from A Dangerous Method. On set director David Cronenberg consults with Viggo Mortensen, who plays Dr. Sigmund Freud.

A Dangerous Method , 2011
Photographer: Liam Daniel
© Recorded Picture Company
A DANGEROUS METHOD appears courtesy of Prospero Pictures, Entertainment One & Sony Pictures Classics Inc.