Hysteria

Hysteria (2011)

06/06/2011 (GB)
Comedy, Romance
1h 40m

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

Overview

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

  • Tanya WexlerDirector
  • Stephen DyerScreenplay
  • Jonah Lisa DyerScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Revenue

    $9,504,139

Keywords

  • london, england
  • hysteria
  • trial
  • hospital
  • doctor
  • masturbation
  • horny female
  • sexually empowered woman
  • treatment
  • expert witness
  • ex prostitute
  • electrical device
  • self love
  • private practice
  • duringcreditsstinger
  • woman director

Top Billed Cast

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Charlotte Dalrymple

Hugh Dancy

Hugh Dancy

Dr. Mortimer Granville

Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce

Dr. Robert Dalrymple

Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones

Emily Dalrymple

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

Lord Edmund St. John-Smythe

Ashley Jensen

Ashley Jensen

Fanny

Sheridan Smith

Sheridan Smith

Molly the Lolly

Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

Lady St. John-Smythe

Tobias Menzies

Tobias Menzies

Mr. Squyers

Malcolm Rennie

Malcolm Rennie

Lord St. John-Smythe

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