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A Dangerous Method: Literary Connections, Reception & Plot

A Dangerous Method is a 2011 historical drama film directed by David Cronenberg. The film stars Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Gadon, and Vincent Cassel. Its screenplay was adapted by writer Christopher Hampton from his 2002 stage play The Talking Cure, which was based on the 1993 non-fiction book by John Kerr, A Most…

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A Dangerous Method topic overview

The analysis highlights Literary Connections, Reception and Plot as prominent areas in the source structure around A Dangerous Method.

Related topics
89
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
95
Extracted relationships
92
Concept neighborhoods
27
Bridge connections
95

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 31 topics
Reception · 24 topics
Plot · 15 topics
Production · 14 topics
Cast · 3 topics
Release · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Based on
The Talking Cure by Christopher Hampton · A Most Dangerous Method by John Kerr
Box office
$30 million
Budget
$14 million
Cinematography
Peter Suschitzky
Countries
Canada · Germany · United Kingdom
Directed by
David Cronenberg

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Plot

Cast

Production

Release

Reception

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How A Dangerous Method connects Entity context

The extracted context around A Dangerous Method shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, A Dangerous Method → Andrea Gronvall, Anne Thompson, Boxoffice Magazine9th, Caryn James, Chicago Reader5th, Dangerous Method, Eric Hynes, Glenn Kenny, Hoberman, Indiewire7th, IndiewireBest, Jameson, Jim Emerson, Kim Morgan, Manohla Dargis, Mark Olsen, MSN Movies10th, MSN Movies2nd, MSN Movies6th, MSN Movies8th Another extracted example is A Dangerous Method → Dangerous Method, Fassbender, Freud, Freud's, Jung, Keira Knightley, Louise Keller, Metacritic, Michael Fassbender, Mortensen, On, Rotten Tomatoes, The, Urban Cinephile, Viggo Mortensen. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

A Dangerous Method

Top relations

related to Top ten lists · 30
A Dangerous Method → Andrea Gronvall, Anne Thompson, Boxoffice Magazine9th, Caryn James, Chicago Reader5th, Dangerous Method, Eric Hynes, Glenn Kenny, Hoberman, Indiewire7th, IndiewireBest, Jameson, Jim Emerson, Kim Morgan, Manohla Dargis, Mark Olsen, MSN Movies10th, MSN Movies2nd, MSN Movies6th, MSN Movies8th
related to Critical response · 15
A Dangerous Method → Dangerous Method, Fassbender, Freud, Freud's, Jung, Keira Knightley, Louise Keller, Metacritic, Michael Fassbender, Mortensen, On, Rotten Tomatoes, The, Urban Cinephile, Viggo Mortensen
Production companies · 9
A Dangerous Method → Corus Entertainment, Elbe Film, HanWay Films, Lago Film, Millbrook Pictures, Prospero Pictures, Recorded Picture Company, Talking Cure Productions, Telefilm Canada
Starring · 8
A Dangerous Method → Julie Chevallier, Katharina Palm, Keira Knightley, Marc Engelhard, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Gadon, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel
related to External links · 6
A Dangerous Method → Dangerous Method, IMDbA Dangerous Method, Metacritic, Official, Rotten TomatoesA Dangerous Method, US
Release dates · 4
A Dangerous Method → 10 February 2012 (2012-02-10) (United Kingdom), 10 November 2011 (2011-11-10) (Germany), 13 January 2012 (2012-01-13) (Canada), 2 September 2011 (2011-09-02) (Venice)
Countries · 3
A Dangerous Method → Canada, Germany, United Kingdom
Distributed by · 3
A Dangerous Method → Entertainment One (Canada), Lionsgate (United Kingdom), Universal Pictures (Germany and Austria)
Based on · 2
A Dangerous Method → A Most Dangerous Method by John Kerr, The Talking Cure by Christopher Hampton
Box office · 1
A Dangerous Method → $30 million

Important terminology

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Important terminology

film jung spielrein mortensen dangerous method freud 2011 psychoanalysis viggo fassbender cronenberg one new patient best sabina also keira knightley

A Dangerous Method relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 92 structured relationships around A Dangerous Method. Examples in this analysis include A Dangerous Method → Based on → The Talking Cure by Christopher Hampton and A Dangerous Method → Based on → A Most Dangerous Method by John Kerr. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
A Dangerous MethodBased onThe Talking Cure by Christopher Hampton1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodBased onA Most Dangerous Method by John Kerr1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodBox office$30 million1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodBudget$14 million1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodCinematographyPeter Suschitzky1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodCountriesCanada1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodCountriesGermany1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodCountriesUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodDirected byDavid Cronenberg1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodDistributed byEntertainment One (Canada)1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodDistributed byUniversal Pictures (Germany and Austria)1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodDistributed byLionsgate (United Kingdom)1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodEdited byRonald Sanders1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodMusic byHoward Shore1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodProduced byJeremy Thomas1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodProduction companiesLago Film1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodProduction companiesProspero Pictures1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodProduction companiesRecorded Picture Company1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodProduction companiesMillbrook Pictures1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodProduction companiesTelefilm Canada1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodProduction companiesCorus Entertainment1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodProduction companiesHanWay Films1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodProduction companiesElbe Film1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodProduction companiesTalking Cure Productions1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodRelease dates2 September 2011 (2011-09-02) (Venice)1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodRelease dates10 November 2011 (2011-11-10) (Germany)1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodRelease dates13 January 2012 (2012-01-13) (Canada)1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodRelease dates10 February 2012 (2012-02-10) (United Kingdom)1.00infobox
A Dangerous MethodRunning time99 minutes1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around A Dangerous Method bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Method, Based and Sabina. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • A Dangerous Method
    • Method
    • Based
    • Sabina
    • Also
    • Hampton
    • Lists
    • Venice
    • Carl
    • Keira
    • Knightley
    • Michael
    • One
  • a dangerous method
    • Method
    • Based
    • Sabina
    • Also
    • Hampton
    • Lists
    • Venice
    • Carl
    • Keira
    • Knightley
    • Michael
    • One
  • david cronenberg
    • Production
    • Also
    • Jeremy
    • Third
    • Thomas
    • One
    • Film
    • Mortensen
    • Fassbender
    • Viggo
    • Dangerous
    • Method
  • keira knightley
    • Knightley
    • Michael
    • Gadon
    • Sarah
    • Vincent
    • Viggo
    • Mortensen
    • Based
    • Carl
    • Sabina
    • Screenplay
    • Method
  • viggo mortensen
    • Viggo
    • Vincent
    • Michael
    • Production
    • Sarah
    • Based
    • Carl
    • Sabina
    • Screenplay
    • Freud
    • One
    • Best
  • michael fassbender
    • Sarah
    • Vincent
    • Keira
    • Knightley
    • Michael
    • Mortensen
    • Viggo
    • Cassel
    • Gadon
    • Based
    • Carl
    • Film
  • sarah gadon
    • Sarah
    • Vincent
    • Keira
    • Knightley
    • Michael
    • Viggo
    • Carl
    • Sabina
    • Screenplay
    • Mortensen
    • Production
    • Also
  • vincent cassel
    • Cassel
    • Gadon
    • Sarah
    • Vincent
    • Keira
    • Knightley
    • Michael
    • Fassbender
    • Viggo
    • Carl
    • Sabina
    • Screenplay

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For A Dangerous Method, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects A Dangerous Method with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
A Dangerous MethodOverview · splits 64 ⟂ 32
A Dangerous MethodReception · splits 71 ⟂ 25
A Dangerous MethodPlot · splits 80 ⟂ 16
A Dangerous MethodProduction · splits 81 ⟂ 15
A Dangerous MethodCast · splits 92 ⟂ 4
A Dangerous MethodRelease · splits 93 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

A Dangerous Method

Nodes96
Edges95
Triples92
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020833
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around A Dangerous Method to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Literary Connections, Reception & Plot, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — A Dangerous Method · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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