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Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy star in this offbeat and very amusing romantic comedy about the invention of the vibrator in Victorian England. Based on a true story, Hysteria is set in , and follows Mortimer Granville Dancy , a young doctor disillusioned by his colleagues' medieval practices.

He starts working for Dr Dalrymple, who treats cases of the female ailment commonly known as hysteria by offering them intimate manual relief. Demand becomes so great that Dalrymple and Mortimer cannot keep up with 'curing' women. To keep Mortimer working, Dalrymple promises him his business, and the hand of his beautiful young daughter. But when Mortimer falls for Dalrymple's older and most unconventional daughter, the feisty feminist Charlotte Gyllenhaal who runs a women's refuge in east London, his future looks doubtful.

In desperation, he invents a machine that will at least solve his medical challenges - the world's first vibrator. I don't know, create one for me. All Reviews 6. Streaming 4 Providers. Full review. Time Out There's nothing strictly wrong with any of this, except for the fact that even a buttoned-down period piece like 'Topsy-Turvy' feels sexier. Roger Ebert The performances are spot on, and I especially like the spunky Gyllenhaal, who with this film and the underrated "Secretary" , has built up a nice sideline in sexual exploration.

Hollywood Reporter Hysteria, is a pleasurable diversion, even if it could have used a touch more spark in the writing. Empire Magazine Lightly humorous, well performed and not nearly as smutty as you might imagine.

Box Office Magazine Though the film is a fairly plastic British period piece with all the intimacy of a Hitachi Wand, the script captures some delicate and intelligent facets of a tensely conflicted era. Sign in to Flicks Keep track of the movies you're waiting for and get the latest movie and tv release news. Join Flicks Keep track of the movies you're waiting for and get the latest movie and tv release news.

Sign Up Remembered your password? There's a bit of violence male debt collectors beat up an old lady in one scene , and some social and comical drinking. Even though the movie isn't graphic, teens should be mature enough to understand something about sexuality before viewing.

Hysteria is all about female sexuality, but it's very coy about actually showing any nudity or directly saying anything vulgar. Even so, women -- diagnosed with the vague condition "hysteria" -- visit the doctor to have orgasms, and the male doctors working under a discreet screen , masturbate and massage them to achieve this. Otherwise, they remain clothed. The dialogue during these scenes is almost exclusively made up of discreet innuendo.

Additionally, a former prostitute propositions the hero, but using only innuendo and gestures. The most physical thing shown, aside from a romantic kiss, are two ducks having sex in a pond. During the end credits, there are photos of vibrators throughout history. Debt collectors beat up an old woman, and a young woman punches a cop in the face. Viewers see images of a primitive hospital, with leeches, blood, and festering wounds. There's general arguing and a reference to splitting someone's head with an axe.

It's possible to see a message about women's liberation or women's sexuality, but Hysteria's arc is mostly focused on very traditional Hollywood things: men getting ahead in the world, getting rich, and finding romance. That said, most characters do learn that they can choose their own path in life.