Hysteria (2011)
Het Victoriaanse Engeland, eind negentiende eeuw. De jonge dokter Mortimer krijgt, na diverse keren ontslagen te zijn wegens een te moderne aanpak, een baan als assistent van dokter Dalrymple, die vrouwen behandelt voor 'hysterie'. Deze aandoening werd destijds toegeschreven aan vrouwen met prikkelbaarheid, woedeaanvallen of onverklaarbare huilbuien. Onze dokters kunnen deze tijdelijk verlichten door een zogenaamde bekkenmassage. In hun zoektocht naar een goede behandeling krijgen ze hulp van de uitvinder Edmund en besluiten ze te experimenteren met een nieuw elektrisch apparaat. Hun ontwikkelingen worden met een sceptische blik gadegeslagen door Charlotte, de geëmancipeerde en eigenzinnige dochter van Dalrymple.
Regiseur:
Tanya Wexler
Schrijvers:
Jonah Lisa Dyer, Stephen Dyer.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal as Charlotte Dalrymple |
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Hugh Dancy as Dr. Mortimer Granville |
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Jonathan Pryce as Dr. Robert Dalrymple |
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Felicity Jones as Emily Dalrymple |
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Rupert Everett as Lord Edmund St. John-Smythe |
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Ashley Jensen as Fanny |
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Sheridan Smith as Molly the Lolly |
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Gemma Jones as Lady St. John-Smythe |
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Tobias Menzies as Mr. Squyers |
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Malcolm Rennie as Lord St. John-Smythe |
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Kim Criswell as Mrs. Castellari |
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Georgie Glen as Mrs. Parsons |
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Elisabet Johannesdottir as Mrs. Pearce |
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Linda Woodhall as Nurse Smalley |
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Kim Selby as Lady Wheaton |
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Ann Overstall Comfort as Mrs. Huddleston |
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John Overstall as Mr. Huddleston |
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Todd Grinnell as Andy |
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David Ryall as Judge |
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Anna Chancellor as Mrs. Bellamy |
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David Schaal as Tough Guy |
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Nicholas Woodeson as Dr. Richardson |
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Ellie Jacob as Nurse |
| Directing | Tanya Wexler | Director |
| Writing | Jonah Lisa Dyer | Story |
| Writing | Stephen Dyer | Story |
| Writing | Howard Gensler | Story |
| Writing | Jonah Lisa Dyer | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stephen Dyer | Screenplay |
| Production | Sarah Curtis | Producer |
| Production | Tracey Becker | Producer |
| Production | Judy Cairo | Producer |
| Production | Kenneth Atchity | Executive Producer |
| Production | Claudia Bluemhuber | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eric Brenner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stephen Dyer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Fudakowski | Executive Producer |
| Production | James Gibb | Executive Producer |
| Production | Leo Joseph | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hakan Kousetta | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mark Kress | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Sarony | Line Producer |
| Production | Sandra Siegal | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael A. Simpson | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Christian Henson | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Gast Waltzing | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jon Gregory | Editor |
| Editing | Billy A. Campbell | Editor |
| Production | Gaby Kester | Casting |
| Art | Sophie Becher | Production Design |
| Art | Charlotte Dirickx | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nic Ede | Costume Design |
| Camera | Sean Bobbitt | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Peter Burgis | Foley |
| Art | James Wakefield | Art Direction |
| Art | Bill Crutcher | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Keith Slote | Art Direction |
| Art | Paul Carter | Property Master |
| Sound | Lee Herrick | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Laura Lovejoy | Dialogue Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Cracknell | Hairstylist |