The truth of how Mortimer Granville devised the invention of the first vibrator in the name of medical science.
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Title: Hysteria (2011)
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2 nominations.
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Lady St. John-Smythe
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Malcolm Rennie | ... |
Lord St. John-Smythe
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Mrs. Parsons
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Mrs. Pearce
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Linda Woodhall | ... |
Nurse Smalley
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Lady Wheaton
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John Overstall | ... |
Mr. Huddleston
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In 1880 pioneering doctor Mortimer Granville,sacked from various hospitals for challenging his superiors' out-moded methods,gets a job with Dr Dalrymple,who relieves female patients' frustrations - or hysteria - with pelvic massages which allow orgasm. The handsome young doctor attracts a large female clientele and gets engaged to Dalrymple's studious younger daughter Emily but after the constant massaging brings on a carpal injury he is sacked. Fortunately an enterprising inventor friend has come up with a power operated feather duster which will soon be transformed into a vibrator and make Mortimer a fortune. Along the way he also realises that his heart really lies with Emily's older sister Charlotte,an outspoken suffragette who runs a home for disadvantaged women in London's East End. Written by don @ minifie-1
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
31 May 2012 (Israel) See more »Also Known As:
Hysteria See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$35,656 (USA) (18 May 2012)Gross:
$1,799,187 (USA) (21 September 2012)Company Credits
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Mrs. Bellamy: I truly don't even know why I'm here, doctor.
[pen scraping]
Mrs. Bellamy: Well, of course it's difficult running a large household by oneself. And raising four children is exacting, but they're wonderful, wonderful children. And my husband, he's a good man. A very hard worker. Um... Ahem. Well, there is just one thing. Sometimes at night, when he comes to me, I imagine myself splitting his fat bald head with a great large ax.
[pen scraping]
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Written by Frédéric Chopin (as Chopin)
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Dr. Granvilles electromechanical vibrator was portable but had a wet cell battery that weighed about 40 pounds. See more »Goofs
The film suggests that the Granville Electric was the first mechanical vibrator. While it pioneered the use of electricity in the vibrator, hand-cranked models existed before the Granville. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Mrs. Bellamy: I truly don't even know why I'm here, doctor.
[pen scraping]
Mrs. Bellamy: Well, of course it's difficult running a large household by oneself. And raising four children is exacting, but they're wonderful, wonderful children. And my husband, he's a good man. A very hard worker. Um... Ahem. Well, there is just one thing. Sometimes at night, when he comes to me, I imagine myself splitting his fat bald head with a great large ax.
[pen scraping]
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Crazy Credits
During the end credits images of several different vibrators throughout history are shown. See more »Soundtracks
Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Major, Op. 9,2Written by Frédéric Chopin (as Chopin)
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Hysteria is a very British and Victorian story that is very funny and relevant today. It's also a light sex romp that never shows anything or anybody with anyone. How much better than that?
The production values are quite lovely. It isn't a cast of thousands but it doesn't need to be. The principal players do their roles quite well, and even if you're just some American who has never heard of any of them before you can well enjoy it.
Whether the story is really entirely true or not as it claims or is just a tale of manners, sex and modern sensibilities I don't know. But it is attractive, light and jolly good fun. Ah yes, may there always be an England. With movies and sex toys like this the sun will never set on the British Empire.