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Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Language:
English
Running time:
1:39:14
Partner rating:
R
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Hugh Dancy Mortimer Granville
  2. Rupert Everett Edmund St. John-Smythe
  3. Maggie Gyllenhaal Charlotte Dalrymple
  4. Ashley Jensen Fannie
  5. Felicity Jones Emily Dalrymple
  6. Jonathan Pryce Dr. Robert Dalrymple
  7. Sheridan Smith Molly
  8. Gemma Jones Lady St. John-Smythe
  9. Malcolm Rennie Lord St. John-Smythe
  10. Kim Criswell Mrs. Castellari

Directors

  1. Tanya Wexler

Producers

  1. Tracey Becker
  2. Sarah Curtis
  3. Judy Cairo
  4. Tracy Becker

Writers

  1. Stephen Dyer

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Hysteria


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Set in Victorian London, Tanya Wexler's period comedy Hysteria tells the tale of Mortimer Granville (Hugh Dancy), a young doctor disturbed by the way most hospitals ignore the latest research on germ theory, and still treat patients with bleedings and leeches. After being fired from his most recent job for speaking out on the matter, he ends up in the employ of Dr. Robert Dalrymple (Jonathan Pryce) who runs a private practice specializing in t... Set in Victorian London, Tanya Wexler's period comedy Hysteria tells the tale of Mortimer Granville (Hugh Dancy), a young doctor disturbed by the way most hospitals ignore the latest research on germ theory, and still treat patients with bleedings and leeches. After being fired from his most recent job for speaking out on the matter, he ends up in the employ of Dr. Robert Dalrymple (Jonathan Pryce) who runs a private practice specializing in treating women who suffer from "hysteria" and come to the doctor for his precise digital manipulations in order to get a release. With the help of Mortimer's best friend Edmund (Rupert Everett) together they create a device that allows these women to achieve the desired result much more quickly. Complicating matters, Mortimer becomes enamored of Dalrymple's strong-willed, feminist-minded daughter Charlotte (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Hysteria played at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

58%Tomatometer score: 58% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    David Cox, Guardian [UK] Gyllenhaal rises above the tedium; sadly, not far enough. Great English accent, though. Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph Tanya Wexler's staggeringly bad period comedy wears out its AA batteries fast, despite its teasing premise. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Anna Smith, Empire Magazine Lightly humorous, well performed and not nearly as smutty as you might imagine. The earth may not move, but there are tingles of pleasure along the way. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    CJ Johnson, ABC Radio (Australia) It's a tall tale that happens to be true, and, in the right hands, it could be wonderfully funny. I'm not sure that Wexler's were the right hands. Full review External link

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