A tale of social and sexual female empowerment wrapped up in a bawdy, cheerful sex comedy, Tanya Wexler’s
Hysteria practically vibrates with good cheer and good intentions. Set in Victorian England at a time when women’s dissatisfaction was often diagnosed as a medical problem -- the condition giving the film its title -- this message movie is being released right as 21st century America is in the throes of a presidential political season highlighted by talk of women’s rights.
Hugh Dancy plays Mortimer Granville, a young doctor whose belief in newfangled medical concepts like germs and sterilization make him a bit of an outcast at a time when bleedings ...
Released:
2011
Rated:
R
Length:
95 mins