it's hard to imagine him as Freud
Well, no stranger than the last movie star to play him, M. Clift (still haven't seen that one)
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 11 March 2010 15:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Cronenberg brought his wife on set & had sex in front of Viggo & Maria to show them how to act that scene out.― How to Make an American Quit (Abbott), Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:19 AM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark
― How to Make an American Quit (Abbott), Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:19 AM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark
wut
― nitzer ebbebe (gbx), Thursday, 11 March 2010 15:32 (fourteen years ago) link
i read that too somewhere
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 11 March 2010 15:33 (fourteen years ago) link
O_O uhhhhhhh woah
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Thursday, 11 March 2010 15:33 (fourteen years ago) link
I need to watch AHoV again too
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Thursday, 11 March 2010 15:34 (fourteen years ago) link
keep thinking this is some kind of spoken-word covers project
― louis do not fuck achewood (acoleuthic), Thursday, 11 March 2010 15:35 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh wtf, AHOV is $7.99 on amazon.com for the blu-ray version. I think I own most of the other recent Cronenberg films because at the prices they sell for I can't afford to *not* buy them.
― mh, Thursday, 11 March 2010 16:15 (fourteen years ago) link
i thought abbott was making a funny
damn dude
― goole, Thursday, 11 March 2010 18:29 (fourteen years ago) link
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― Tracer Hand, Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:33 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark
i think it's in the audio commentary on the DVD. and all concerned relate the story somewhat nonchalantly.
― by another name (amateurist), Thursday, 11 March 2010 19:27 (fourteen years ago) link
I think once you're around Cronenberg long enough, that's probably one of the least out-there things he'd do. Or say.
― mh, Thursday, 11 March 2010 19:47 (fourteen years ago) link
lol I thought Abbot was joking too but... well it does seem like the kind of thing Cronenberg would do
― Wet Hot American Oil Spill (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 11 March 2010 20:02 (fourteen years ago) link
i saw an interview with m bello where she was on a righteous tear about the double standard in movie ratings; kill a shitload of people and you can get pg13, show a woman having an orgasm and it's straight to R (i think this was her part in the cooler that happened to?)
but then it's like her entire career after that has been to prove that point
― goole, Thursday, 11 March 2010 20:05 (fourteen years ago) link
Cronenberg and his wife did the same thing when they were technical advisers on The Room.
― Chris L, Thursday, 11 March 2010 20:16 (fourteen years ago) link
The comment on this article is priceless
― How to Make an American Quit (Abbott), Thursday, 11 March 2010 22:09 (fourteen years ago) link
looooooollll
― Utopian Paisley Shirt Production Co. (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 11 March 2010 22:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Maybe Dr. Ilsa should have cameo in her son's new movie?
― Tuomas, Friday, 12 March 2010 09:52 (fourteen years ago) link
LOL
― etaeoe, Friday, 12 March 2010 12:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Title change.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 24 April 2010 06:02 (fourteen years ago) link
that's silly, what was wrong with the original title?
― The Holy Seefeel (latebloomer), Saturday, 24 April 2010 07:55 (fourteen years ago) link
A Dangerous Method sounds like a sequel to A Beautiful Mind.
― kissogram powers (Abbott), Saturday, 24 April 2010 23:10 (fourteen years ago) link
seriously!
― Asstral Cheeks (latebloomer), Sunday, 25 April 2010 04:45 (fourteen years ago) link
"Extraordinary Measures" was recently taken, you see.
― Chris L, Sunday, 25 April 2010 04:54 (fourteen years ago) link
A Dangerous Method
ugh. i agree that "talking cure" isn't going to lure them in (sounds like an art film) but this title just plain sucks. oh well, if the movie's good i won't much care. too bad "analyze this!" was taken.
― by another name (amateurist), Monday, 26 April 2010 14:02 (fourteen years ago) link
there shd be legislation against filming non-anglo stories in english
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 April 2010 14:12 (fourteen years ago) link
why? who cares? lots of great movies not made in the "correct" language.
― by another name (amateurist), Monday, 26 April 2010 14:14 (fourteen years ago) link
they're always in these terrible affected 30s english accents or in this instance probably guttural sturm und drang histrionics, as soderbergh said (re 'che') it's a lot easier to get financing this way but it always suggests a sort of cultural imperialism or at least laziness
freud and to a lesser extent jung are canonical figures within that austro-german tradition, freud has a very distinctive literary voice
it's cool in something like 'time bandits' but given cronenberg's 'deeply serious treatment of the subject' it will probably jar, though of course if it doesn't bother you then good for you! i didn't mind too much in polanski's 'the pianist', anyway
― nakhchivan, Monday, 26 April 2010 14:27 (fourteen years ago) link
You can use deeply serious accent stereotypes to convey things too, though. I think framing a film in austro-german stereotypes and perceptions from a North American viewpoint could be just as serious, if not more so.
― mh, Monday, 26 April 2010 15:41 (fourteen years ago) link
but it always suggests a sort of cultural imperialism
often but not always. lots of french films (in french) about italians and vice-versa. chinese films about vietnam, etc. it just sort of happens. agreed that the "middle" solution--having characters speak english but in german/french/italian/polish/whatever accents--can be irritating/distracting. but i sympathize with directors faced w/ this problem, there's no real good solution short of pulling an inglorious basterds and having people speak french and german for 2/3 of the movie.
john mctiernan was a bit obsessed w/ this and found unique formal workarounds in most of his films.
― by another name (amateurist), Monday, 26 April 2010 22:42 (fourteen years ago) link
there's no real good solution short of pulling an inglorious basterds and having people speak french and german for 2/3 of the movie.
there's yr solution! if a costly picture like that can do it then it lessens the excuse
and as said, cultural imperialism is the strong form but often it just seems slovenly in a film depicting historical events in supposed verisimilitude
and as you say there are workarounds, like they could pretend the girl was english rather than russian, hardly the greatest mistruth! freud spoke english and probably jung too....
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 27 April 2010 00:54 (fourteen years ago) link
that's clearly not a very good idea but anything to avoid keira knightly speaking middlebrow english theatre dialogue in smudged mitteleuropa inflections
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 27 April 2010 01:01 (fourteen years ago) link
but mctiernan would do stuff like zoom into the mouth of sean connery speaking russian and zoom out and bam! he's speaking english. like by acknowledging the artifice he would forestall all complaints.
― by another name (amateurist), Tuesday, 27 April 2010 04:40 (fourteen years ago) link
http://chud.com/articles/content_images/5/freudbird.jpg
http://www.kinogallery.com/kino/kinogallery.com_dangerousmethod_shot_2.jpg
― Implied Nazarene (latebloomer), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 19:17 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ7JKmcLTsI
i cant believe waltz turned this down to do water for shitty-ass stupid elephants - otoh we're probably richer for having a movie where viggo plays freud - so stoked for this
― little dieter wants to FUCK (Princess TamTam), Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:45 (thirteen years ago) link
fuck this jane austen bullshit
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:48 (thirteen years ago) link
more "therapy" spankings, less enigmatic closeups or i'm claiming ghost-directed
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
its a general audiences trailer, iirc eastern promises had a horrible trailer too - i have no doubt that cronenberg is gonna go ham on this material
― little dieter wants to FUCK (Princess TamTam), Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:50 (thirteen years ago) link
fast bind her indeed
― "what a great post" - some (Lamp), Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:51 (thirteen years ago) link
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, June 21, 2011 5:48 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark
you're my sworn enemy
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:52 (thirteen years ago) link
oh i definitely want him to, dont get me wrong. dude is basically my fave working english-lang director.
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:52 (thirteen years ago) link
So three Viggo movies in a row?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:52 (thirteen years ago) link
It's like the counterweight to Burton/Depp these days.
so OTM
also nice to see an actor/director pairing that actually WORKS instead of this Scorsese/DiCaprio, Burton/Depp, Spielberg/Cruise bullshit
― winoa ryder sexes creatures of the night (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:55 (thirteen years ago) link
also
I R EXCITED
four in a row if he does go ahead and make eastern promises 2 then
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
It originally wasn't meant to be a Viggo Vehicle, he just came on board when Christoph Waltz turned down the Freud role... i assume we will all be richer for this
― little dieter wants to FUCK (Princess TamTam), Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
no wait i forgot he's making cosmopolis next
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
hes been ruining traffic on my street shooting a don delillo adaptation w/ the dude from twilight for the last month
― "what a great post" - some (Lamp), Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
a friend of mine tells this good viggo story that ends with some woman screaming I'M THE ONE WHO WAKES UP NEXT TO VIGGO'S STIFF DICK EVERY MORNING OK
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 21 June 2011 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
haha yeah see above. remembered after i posted. dude from twilight is the only possible way to step down from colin farrell so idk about this
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Tuesday, 21 June 2011 22:00 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost Was that a boast or complaint?
Maybe Viggo is a lucky charm at this point, as the last two got Cronenberg more mainstream cred than his last few before that. Dude's gunning for Oscars ...
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 21 June 2011 22:00 (thirteen years ago) link
if cronenberg was gonna do any delilo he shoulda done running dog
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Tuesday, 21 June 2011 22:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Just saw this, and I thought it was okay. At first I was a but distracted how mannered everything was (for example, Freud's and Jung's breakup happening via letters), but then I realized that I've merely become used to Hollywood style biopics, where extra drama is always added to these kind of stories, so I began to like the movie's attempt to reconstruct events in a manner that was probably closer to how upper-class people interacted in the early 20th century. There's plenty of dramatic things going on, but appearances and manners must be kept; this kinda ties in with the movie's theme of how frankness in sexual matters disrupts the bourgeoise idyll.
However, I thought the biggest weakness in the movie was that it tried to focus both on the Jung-Spielrein and the Jung-Freud affair, and really, 100 minutes wasn't enough for both. For example, even though there are hints towards it, the Jung-Freud breakup still feels kinda unsubstantiated, as the movie doesn't sacrifice enough time for the events leading to it. I realize that one of these stories probably couldn't have been told without the other, but IMO the movie should've focused on just one of the two relations, and keep the other on the background.
Also, I found it kinda irritating that the movie seemed to support Jung's believe in the paranormal: first he predicts the wood in the shelf cracking, and in the final scene he seemingly foresees the 1st World War. Of course, both of these could've been just coincidences, but I'm not sure why the writer (or the director) felt it was necessary to add those scenes; the script could've simply stated this was one of the main differences between Jung and Freud without hinting that Jung was right. But maybe I just feel like this because I'm a sceptic, and sided with Freud on this issue?
― Tuomas, Monday, 7 May 2012 08:33 (twelve years ago) link
I got the exact opposite impression, the film felt more stacked against Jung than anyone else
― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Monday, 7 May 2012 08:37 (twelve years ago) link
The point of the wood in the shelf cracking scene was more about how differently both men interpreted the same event, rather than showing either to be right about it. I suspect Cronenberg himself would side with Freud.
― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Monday, 7 May 2012 08:46 (twelve years ago) link
Well, in the wood cracking scene it felt like he was being a bit silly, but the last scene was clearly meant to imply he dreamed of WWI before it had started. Okay, IIRC the scene happened just months before the war broke, and that point in history there were already plenty of signs that something like that could happen, so I guess you could explain it by Jung simply guessing subconsciously that a war was coming, without any precognition... But whatever the explanation, it was obvious that Jung's dream was correct. So, unless it's a historical fact Jung had such a dream before WWI started, I'm not sure why it was added to the script?
― Tuomas, Monday, 7 May 2012 08:48 (twelve years ago) link
(x-post)
The wood cracking scene was based on a real incident. The movie downplays Jung's eccentricities in favor of emphasizing his bourgeois Protestant stuffiness--in reality he had a life-long history of prophetic dreams and interest in mysticism before any of the the events portrayed in the movie.
― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Monday, 7 May 2012 09:03 (twelve years ago) link
this movie was so so boring
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 7 May 2012 15:19 (twelve years ago) link
it was really bad
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Monday, 7 May 2012 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
It's not top tier Cronenberg but I liked it as a pretty good Rohmer film.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 15:24 (twelve years ago) link
wrong wrong and wrong
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 7 May 2012 15:25 (twelve years ago) link
I saw it again when released on DVD about six weeks ago and still thought Viggo was marvelous though.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
my admiration for this film grows the more time has passed.
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Monday, 7 May 2012 15:59 (twelve years ago) link
i'm sure the rest of you will be sated by Fassbender's Ian Holm android tribute act, zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 7 May 2012 16:01 (twelve years ago) link
so bittersweet being on morbs' side in an argument.
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Monday, 7 May 2012 16:03 (twelve years ago) link
Morbz as usual can't resist questioning the motives of naysayers.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 16:04 (twelve years ago) link
I think you mean so sunshine and lollipops. xp
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 7 May 2012 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
I don't question, I de-CLARE
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 7 May 2012 16:06 (twelve years ago) link
so bittersweet being on morbs' side in an argument
I actually love it the rare few times it happens.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Monday, 7 May 2012 16:27 (twelve years ago) link
y'all may be aging into wisdom
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 7 May 2012 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
my first time I didn't recognize Keira Knightley
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2012 16:31 (twelve years ago) link
My first time wasn't with Keira Knightly.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Monday, 7 May 2012 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
My overall takeaway from this is Keira Knightly is really a terrible actress (also disturbingly emaciated too). That distraction aside I guess I might have really like it, but unfortunately she's on screen for like 60% of the film.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Sunday, 24 June 2012 05:13 (eleven years ago) link
I liked this movie but I miss old body horror Cronenberg. There's a deleted scene on the AHOV DVD in which some gangster has a giant open, puffy, pulsating chest cavity wound with steam and crazy colored lights. And Cronenberg in the commentary for it says something like, "It was really 'Cronenberg'!" which is why he decided to excise it. Is this the last time we'll see such a thing? I like his new movies, too, but it makes me a little sad to think that stuff may never be in one of his movies again.
― chupacabra seeds (Abbbottt), Monday, 25 June 2012 02:08 (eleven years ago) link
I liked all the fights between Freud and Jung played out through discussions of dreams, ancient deities, etc., and mannered ripostes to one another's letters.
― chupacabra seeds (Abbbottt), Monday, 25 June 2012 02:14 (eleven years ago) link
I guess also I was the only one who thought Vincent Cassel was crazy hot (and also just crazy). He has great eyelids and nose!
― chupacabra seeds (Abbbottt), Monday, 25 June 2012 02:15 (eleven years ago) link
nah I kept waiting for an afterdinner Freud-Jung grapple
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 25 June 2012 02:16 (eleven years ago) link
The film should have been good (director, actors aside from Keira) but it was rather mediocre to be honest. Didn't help that I really loathe Freud. lol.
― Nathalie (stevienixed), Monday, 25 June 2012 08:12 (eleven years ago) link
I liked this more than most. Mortenson was terrific. Top-notch passive-aggressive cigar-smoking.
― Get wolves (DL), Monday, 25 June 2012 08:59 (eleven years ago) link
And yes, Cassel was a blast.