directed by: Tanya Wexler, year: 2011
actors: Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rupert Everett, Felicity Jones

Set in late-19th-century London, Hysteria follows a young physician who joins a renowned doctor’s household and discovers a new approach to treating female hysteria. As he and his colleagues test a breakthrough device—the electric vibrator—their invention clashes with conventions, romance, and social propriety. Blending medical history with wit and warmth, the film examines desire, autonomy, and progress in a stylish, period-appropriate comedy.

Hysteria, Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Historical, Period Piece, Biographical, Medical History