I don’t really have any confidence David Cronenberg‘s A Dangerous Method will be in play for a Best Picture nomination at this year’s Oscar, but I do believe Keira Knightley has a strong chance at a nomination for her performance as the mentally unstable Sabina Spielrein. As I wrote in my review from Toronto, “[Knightley] runs the gamut of emotions and does so in stellar form. From the creepy and convulsing first minutes of Sabina’s introduction to the more reserved and confident woman she becomes; it is quite a transformation.”
Today I added 22 new images from the film, five of which I’ve previewed above giving you a myriad of looks at Keira Knightley’s performance in the film. I’ve also included a screen capture from the trailer not represented in the new stills as Sabina is first ushered off to the Swiss mental hospital in the film’s opening moments where she first meets Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender). Unfortunately there is yet to be an image available of Knightley’s chin-jutting therapy session, I presume that will be an image Sony Classics will save for those that go see the film when it’s released on November 23.
Meanwhile, you can browse the complete gallery of 26 total images right here, which also include a look at Vincent Cassel as the free-spirited psychiatrist Otto Gross. You can also read my full review of the film here.
On the eve of World War I, Zurich and Vienna are the setting for a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery. Drawn from true-life events, A Dangerous Method takes a glimpse into the turbulent relationships between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender), his mentor Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley), the troubled but beautiful young woman who comes between them. Into the mix comes Otto Gross, a debauched patient who is determined to push the boundaries. In this exploration of sensuality, ambition and deceit set the scene for the pivotal moment when Jung, Freud and Sabina come together and split apart, forever changing the face of modern thought.
