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Hysteria

2011 · 100 min

A frothy, cheeky Victorian romp that treats its taboo subject with wink-and-nod charm and a surprisingly earnest feminist heart.

Directed by
Tanya Wexler
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
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.

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Directed by
Tanya Wexler
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • gender
  • class
  • love
  • identity
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Tanya Wexler
Written by
Jonah Lisa Dyer, Stephen Dyer
Starring
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones, Rupert Everett, Ashley Jensen, Sheridan Smith, Gemma Jones
Music
Christian Henson, Gast Waltzing
Cinematography
Sean Bobbitt
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Switzerland
Languages
English

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