Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Hysteria vibrator

  • 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)

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