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Cronenberg has the power of mind over matter

A Dangerous Method (15)

HHH

Dir: David Cronenberg

With: Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, Viggo Mortensen

Running time: 99 minutes

SINCE turning away from body horror, David Cronenberg has had his share of hits (A History of Violence) and near misses (Eastern Promises). A Dangerous Method finds him exploring the birth of psychoanalysis, the relationship between Freud and Jung, and spanking. A strange mix that should be combustible but this is Cronenberg on cool, studious form, keen to do justice to Christopher Hampton's elegant play.