Hysteria

Hysteria

2011 · 100 min · EN · R · 6.7 (754 votes)
Dir. Tanya Wexler · Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones, Rupert Everett, Ashley Jensen · Music Gast Waltzing

A comedy about the birth of the vibrator in Victorian England.

ComedyRomance

Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.

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This film offers a delightful, anachronistic romp through Victorian London. It's a charming, witty romantic comedy that playfully challenges societal norms with a light touch. Expect a feel-good, genuinely funny experience, brimming with clever dialogue and a surprisingly empowering spirit, all wrapped in a beautifully rendered historical setting.

charmingwittylightheartedromanticplayfulsteadyperiod romantic comedyquirky British humorhistorical satiresexual liberationsocial normsgender rolesmedical innovation
londonenglandhysteriatrialhospitaldoctormasturbationhorny femalesexually empowered womantreatmentexpert witnessex prostituteelectrical deviceself loveprivate practiceduringcreditsstingerwoman director
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