A Dangerous Method (2011) - Quotes

The Complex Relationship of Jung and Freud

Taglines: Based on the true story of Jung, Freud and the patient who came between them.

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Exploring Sexuality and Its Implications in Therapy

Spielrein: When my father brought me to you I was very ill and my illness was sexual. It's clear that the subject I'm studying is entirely grounded in sexuality so naturally I'm becoming more and more acutely aware of the fact that I have no sexual experience.

Jung: Law students are not normally expected to rob banks.

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Unrequited admiration between two characters

Spielrein: I somehow imagined you'd have found another admirer by now.

Jung: No. You were the jewel of great price.

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Cultural Identity and Psychoanalysis in Vienna

Freud: I have simply opened a door. It's for the young men like yourself to walk through it. I'm sure you have many more doors to open for us. Of course, there's the added difficulty, more ammunition for our enemies, that all of us here in Vienna, in our psychoanalytical circle, are Jews.

Jung: I don't see what difference that makes.

Freud: That, if I may say so, is an exquisitely Protestant remark.

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Cultural Perspectives on Personality Traits

Jung: I can only tell you that she's rather disorganized, emotionally generous, and exceptionally idealistic.

Freud: Well, perhaps it's a Russian thing.

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Exploring Interests in Therapy and Existential Thoughts

Doctor: I feel you may have a little too much time on your hands. I'm a great believer in getting our patients involved in some productive work. What are your particular interests?

Spielrein: Suicide. Interplanetary travel.

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The Complexity of Human Sexuality and Repression

Gross: It seems to me the measure of the true perversity of the human race, that one of its very few reliably pleasurable activities should be the subject of so much hysteria and repression.

Spielrein: Perhaps true sexuality demands the destruction of the ego.

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The Necessity of Painful Experiences in Life

Freud: Experiences like this, however painful, are necessary and inevitable; without them, how can we know life?

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The Bittersweet Nature of Death

Freud: How sweet it must be to die.

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Interpretation of Symbolism in Freud's Theory

Freud: I think perhaps you should entertain the possibility that it represents the penis.

The Burden of Unforgivable Actions

Jung: Sometimes you have to do something unforgivable... just to be able to go on living.

The Impact of Love on Self-Discovery

Jung: My love for you was the most important thing in my life. For better or worse, it made me understand who I am.

Multiple Perspectives on the Universe's Nature

Jung: There must be more than one hinge into the universe.

Frustration with Mundane Medical Duties

Jung: [''about military service''] It's a complete waste of my time. Writing prescriptions for athlete's foot and examining cocks from morning till night.