The narrative centers on a "psychological ménage-à-trois" between three key historical figures:
The film (2011), directed by David Cronenberg, explores the foundational years of psychoanalysis through the turbulent intellectual and personal relationships between Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, and Sabina Spielrein. The film's title, and by extension the subtitles used to translate its dense dialogue, refers to the "Talking Cure"—a radical and largely untried method of psychotherapy that was considered medically and socially "dangerous" at the turn of the 20th century. Historical and Psychological Context subtitle ADangerousMethod.brrip.720p.2011
Psychological Conflict: A Dangerous Method - Dissent Magazine directed by David Cronenberg