影片《危险方法》(A Dangerous Method)原名《谈疗法》(The Talking Cure)，根据英国编剧Christopher Hampton（《赎罪》）的同名舞台剧本改编。 　　萨宾娜·斯皮勒林（凯拉·奈特莉 Keira Knightley 饰），出身俄罗斯犹太家庭。1904年被送到苏黎世去治疗歇斯底里症，成为了精神病医生荣格（迈克尔·法斯宾德 Michael Fassbender 饰）精神分析患者中的一员。荣格发现她有受虐倾向，是一个性瘾患者，同时又有深深地自责心。而在诊治过程中，他们之间发生了秘密的、不论之爱。但荣格重视自己的声誉，想要隐藏这段感情，声称萨宾娜是一名臆想狂。而这种欺骗的行为也让荣格在理念上与恩师——精神分析学派创始人弗洛伊德（维果·莫特森 Viggo Mortensen 饰）分道扬镳。

Matthieu Carriere, who once starred in German director Volkor Schlondorff's breakthrough film Young Torless, turns director himself for Fool's Mate. Michael Marwitz plays a once-famous concert pianist and chess whiz. He compromises his talents by casting his lot with a group of self-destructive druggies and gamblers. Marwitz' new circle of friends effectively ruins his marriage to Victoria Tennant, an English architect. Fool's Mate makes no effort to cheer up its audience, but this sort of fare apparently is what the European film-festival circuit thrives on.