Hysteria (2011)
A comedy about the birth of the vibrator in Victorian England.
Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.
- Date of release
- 2011-06-06
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (897)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Tanya Wexler
Casting
- Maggie Gyllenhaal — Charlotte Dalrymple
- Hugh Dancy — Dr. Mortimer Granville
- Jonathan Pryce — Dr. Robert Dalrymple
- Felicity Jones — Emily Dalrymple
- Rupert Everett — Lord Edmund St. John-Smythe
- Ashley Jensen — Fanny
- Sheridan Smith — Molly the Lolly
- Gemma Jones — Lady St. John-Smythe
- Tobias Menzies — Mr. Squyers
- Malcolm Rennie — Lord St. John-Smythe
- Kim Criswell — Mrs. Castellari
- Georgie Glen — Mrs. Parsons
Interesting facts
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, is based on the discredited theory that the medical management of hysteria led to the invention of the vibrator.
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