Hugh Dancy
Dr. Mortimer Granville
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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.
- $15.3 million
- Tracey Becker, Judy Cairo, Sarah Curtis
Dec 14, 2011 · A biographical comedy film about Mortimer Granville, a doctor who devised the first vibrator in Victorian England to treat female hysteria. The film stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce and Rupert Everett, and features historical and humorous scenes of the device.
- (33K)
- Biography, Comedy, Romance
- Tanya Wexler
- 2011-12-14
Synopsis. In Victorian London, Dr. Mortimer Granville, a young doctor struggles to establish himself. He is hired by Dr. Robert Dalrymple who is renowned for treating women diagnosed with female hysteria using 'pelvic massage'.
In 1880s London, a forward-thinking young doctor concocts an electrifying solution to the rampant "hysteria" among England's sexually repressed women. Watch trailers & learn more.
- 2011
HYSTERIA, a mischievously inspired romantic comedy set in the late 19th century, is based on the surprising truth of how Mortimer Granville came up with the world's first electromechanical vibrator in the name of medical science. 1,668 IMDb 6.7 1 h 39 min 2012. X-Ray R.
Rent from $3.99. Buy from $12.99. Add to Watch List. HYSTERIA, a mischievously inspired romantic comedy set in the late 19th century, is based on the surprising truth of how Mortimer Granville came up with the world's first electromechanical vibrator in the name of medical science.
