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Hysteria
Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.
2011 · Directed by Tanya Wexler · 100 min · Comedy · Romance · 11 frames
Tagline
A comedy about the birth of the vibrator in Victorian England.
Crew
- Screenplay: Stephen Dyer, Jonah Lisa Dyer
- Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt
- Edited by: Billy A. Campbell, Jon Gregory
- Music: Christian Henson, Gast Waltzing
- Production design: Sophie Becher
- Produced by: Sarah Curtis, Judy Cairo, Tracey Becker
Cast
- Maggie Gyllenhaal as Charlotte Dalrymple
- Hugh Dancy as Dr. Mortimer Granville
- Jonathan Pryce as Dr. Robert Dalrymple
- Felicity Jones as Emily Dalrymple
- Rupert Everett as Lord Edmund St. John-Smythe
- Ashley Jensen as Fanny
- Sheridan Smith as Molly the Lolly
- Gemma Jones as Lady St. John-Smythe
- Tobias Menzies as Mr. Squyers
- Malcolm Rennie as Lord St. John-Smythe
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Switzerland
- Language: English
- Studios: Forthcoming Productions, Beachfront Films, Chimera Films LLC, Informant Media
- Box office: $9,504,139
- Themes: london, england, hysteria, trial, hospital, doctor, masturbation, horny female, sexually empowered woman, treatment, expert witness
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