Knightley and Fassbender dealt with 'uncomfortable' scenes through alcohol

Keira Knightley and Michael Fassbender downed vodka shots before shooting scenes for 'A Dangerous Method'.

The pair star as Sabina Spielrein and her therapist Carl Jung in the David Cronenberg movie and Keira, 26, admitted they got through the more uncomfortable scenes - which include Michael spanking her - by turning to alcohol.