- Hysteria director Tanya Wexler hadnt made a movie in years when producer Tracey Becker approached her with an idea: a romantic comedy about the invention of the vibrator. I've made teeny little movies. (Huffington Post)
- We knew the joke, the big joke, wasnt, He-he, vibrators — it was really, Can you believe the idea of hysteria? Wexler said. (Los Angeles Times)
- Like the inventors of the vibrator it depicts, Hysteria really aims to please. And like an inattentive lover displaced by the sexual aid, the film never quite satisfies. (Jefferson City News Tribune Online)
- The film, based on a true story, tells the story of how Mortimer Granville, a young doctor in 19th-century London employed to perform pelvic massages to well-heeled ladies diagnosed with hysteria, eventually invented the first vibrator. (Huffington Post)
- New York City was all about women and vibrators Monday night, thanks to a screening of Sony Pictures Classics Hysteria, held at the Sunshine Landmark. (Variety)
- Revelers at the Peggy Siegal Co. after-party for "Hysteria" left with a Jimmyjane vibrator, an apropos gift considering Dancy plays the Victorian-era doctor who invented the (eventually) portable pleasure machines. (New York Daily News)
- Hysteria, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy, is based on the true story of how Mortimer Granville invented the first vibrator in the name of medical science. Watch a clip from Hysteria. Video courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics. (WSJ.com - Wall Street Journal)
- Hysteria, starring Hugh Dancy The romantic comedy, set in the 19th century, centers on the invention of the first electromechanical vibrator by Dr. Mortimer Granville. The film has a runtime of 1 hour 39 minutes and is rated R for sexual content. (Transworld News)
- Yes, it's a show about the real history of the vibrator, introduced in the 19th century as a medical appliance to treat women diagnosed with "hysteria." Yes, a vibrator is used on stage during the show. (Asheville Citizen-Times)
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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