Hysteria is due to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month, and now the trailer for the movie has arrived, to give us a taste of this rather unusual Victorian tale. Here's the synopsis: 'Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy star in this cheeky romantic comedy about the invention of the vibrator. Victorian London is brought to life in vivid colour as a young doctor (Dancy) struggles to establish himself while confronting the gutsy daughter of his boss (Gyllenhaal). Rupert Everett and Felicity Jones play supporting roles.' What that doesn't mention, is that it's a fictional take on the invention of the vibrator, which was originally developed to help treat 'female hysteria' (believe it or not, back then many doctors manually stimulated ladies to orgasm, which was viewed as a purely medical practice to treat nervous conditions, and not sexual at all). No UK release date is yet set.
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