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Hysteria
“A comedy about the birth of the vibrator in Victorian England.”
6.7 / 10• 2011• 1h 40m•R• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.
Cast & Crew
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Charlotte Dalrymple
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tanya Wexler's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hysteria is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
