Hugh Dancy
Dr. Mortimer Granville
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Dec 14, 2011 · A biographical comedy film about the doctor who invented the first vibrator in Victorian England. Follow his romantic and professional adventures with two sisters, one a suffragette and one a patient, and his inventor friend.
- (33K)
- Biography, Comedy, Romance
- Tanya Wexler
- 2011-12-14
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. The film, set in the Victorian era, shows how the medical management of hysteria led to the invention of the vibrator.
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...
- 2 min
- 341.8K
- Sony Pictures Classics
May 23, 2012 · A comedy about the invention of the vibrator in Victorian London, based on a true story. Dr. Robert Dalrymple treats female hysteria by stimulating his patients, while his apprentice Mortimer falls in love with his daughters.
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.
A comedy about the invention of the vibrator by a Victorian doctor who treats women with hysteria. The film follows his romantic and professional adventures with two sisters, one of whom is a suffragette.
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 ...
