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Hysteria is a 2011 British period romantic comedy film directed by Tanya Wexler. It stars Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal, with Felicity Jones, Jonathan Pryce, and Rupert Everett appearing in key supporting roles. [1] The film, set in the Victorian era, shows how the medical management of hysteria led to the invention of the vibrator. [1]
Dec 14, 2011 · Hysteria: Directed by Tanya Wexler. With Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones. The truth of how Mortimer Granville devised the invention of the first vibrator in the name of medical science.
- (33K)
- Biography, Comedy, Romance
- Tanya Wexler
- 2011-12-14
A romantic comedy about the invention of the vibrator.CastFelicity Jones Maggie Gyllenhaal Hugh Dancy Rupert Everett Jonathan Pryce Anna Chancellor...
- 2 min
- 2.5M
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May 23, 2012 · Directed by. Tanya Wexler. "First, do no harm," the Hippocratic Oath admonishes doctors. By this standard, Dr. Robert Dalrymple must have been one of the few practitioners of the Victorian era with a sterling record. He knew no more than most other doctors of his time and was treating a condition that didn't exist, female hysteria.
Hysteria was originally defined as a neurotic condition peculiar to women and thought to be caused by a dysfunction of the uterus. By the 19th century, hysteria came to be defined as a more generalized sexual dysfunction. Mortimer devises various different methods of pelvic massage, undertaking various experiments in his quest.
May 17, 2012 · Hysteria. Directed by Tanya Wexler. Comedy, Romance. R. 1h 40m. By Stephen Holden. May 17, 2012. “Tally ho!” shouts a flushed patient while her doctor applies manual stimulation in “Hysteria ...
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HYSTERIA is a lighthearted romantic comedy that tells the surprising story of the birth of the electro-mechanical vibrator at the very peak of Victorian prudishness. Academy Award® nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal (Best Supporting Actress, CRAZY HEART, 2009) and Hugh Dancy (ADAM, CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC) lead an accomplished cast in this untold ...
