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Tsr Exclusive: ‘Hysteria’ interview with director Tanya Wexler
25 May 2012 3:23 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
In the film Hysteria, Hugh Dancy plays Mortimer Granville, a dedicated young scientist in 1880s London who practices a new way to intimately treat women for “hysteria.” Under the guidance of Dr. Dalrymple (Jonathan Pryce), a man who takes his practice of massaging women’s private areas very seriously, Dancy’s scientist falls for the doctor’s daughters Emily (played by Felicity Jones) and the fiery Charlotte (Maggie Gyllenhaal). When his hand gets tired of treating hysteria, Granville helps discover the world’s first vibrator.
I sat down with director Tanya Wexler to discuss her film, the truth behind Maggie Gyllenhaal’s character Charlotte, and why we’re all so hysterical for period entertainment like “Downton Abbey.”
Hysteria opens May 25 in limited Chicago theaters.
It’s fitting that your mom is here, as this is kind of a movie you could see with your mom.
That’s what I say »
- Nick Allen
Hysteria
25 May 2012 3:19 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Directed by: Tanya Wexler
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Felicity Jones, Jonathan Pryce
Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: May 25, 2012 (Chicago)
Plot: A young scientist in 1880s London who practices an unorthodox method to treating women for their hysteria falls for his mentor’s (Pryce) daughters (Jones and Gyllenhaal).
Who’S It For?: Though I said to Tanya Wexler’s face that I could watch this movie with my mom, I’m actually going to retract that. There are a few parts of this movie about doctors touching ladies that don’t lend itself to non-awkward mom viewing. However, I’m sure people who giggle at nudity in New Yorker cartoons might get a classy yuk out of Hysteria.
Overall
Finally, a movie about getting to third base for members of Jane Austen book clubs.
Catching period drama fans at a time when trips to “Downton Abbey »
- Nick Allen
Film Review: Good Vibrations for Maggie Gyllenhaal in Uneven ‘Hysteria’
25 May 2012 12:21 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Combining late 19th century Victorian England with the invention of the vibrator is a surefire laugh getter, but unfortunately “Hysteria” adds in a romance subplot and doesn’t climax. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce and Felicity Jones add to the buzz.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
The term “hysteria” refers to a condition that was fostered upon women as a catch-all medical explanation for ennui, depression or nervousness caused by sexual frustration – this simply wasn’t talked about in the days of Queen Victoria. When a male doctor builds a huge practice just by applying manual stimulation to the condition, using technology to invent a vibrating machine is the logical and hilarious next step. The film is a one joke premise delivered with understated absurdity, but also wants to be a warm and fuzzy romantic romp, and that’s when it gets in the way of itself.
Charlotte (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and Emily »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Maggie Gyllenhaal Stunned By Critics' Shock About New Sex Film
23 May 2012 1:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Maggie Gyllenhaal is stunned by the shock of journalists who have caught early screenings of her new movie about the invention of the vibrator.
The Batman Begins star thought R-rated period comedy Hysteria would be a hoot for critics, but it seems many of them have been left surprised by the film's risque scenes of uptight women experiencing orgasm.
She tells BlogTalkRadio.com, "I liked the comedy of ladies having loud orgasms in doctor's offices. I watched this movie once in Rome, just sort of popped my head in, and I've talked to a lot of international press in Italy and Scandinavia, all over and I have been surprised by how shocking the movie is to them with the orgasm stuff and women coming and thinking about their bodies that way.
"It came out of not being used to seeing stuff like that. Even I felt that way and the first movie (Secretary) I ever made was an S&M (sadomasochism) movie! I do not think of myself as prudish at all. I'm interested in sex, I'm curious about it and I think of myself as pretty open. But I was surprised by my own response and the audience's response by how uncomfortable it still makes us.
"I had some interesting conversations with women in Italy. My favourite one was with this woman who asked me, 'Which one had done more for women and women's rights movement, the vibrator or the dishwasher?' I think I have to go with the dishwasher!" »
Viola Davis ‘Back’ With New Movie: Here’S The Trailer
22 May 2012 11:18 AM, PDT | Fox All Access | See recent Fox All Access news »
Viola Davis received an Oscar nomination last year for her stirring work in The Help, and this year she aims to pull our heartstrings one more time with Won’t Back Down. Inspired by a true story, the picture, co-starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, centers on two women determined to take over a school and make a profound change in education. The trailer has that feel good movie kind of vibe, and it should connect with viewers with Davis and Gyllenhaal steering the ship.
Won’t Back Down opens in theatres September 28.
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Interview: Director Tanya Wexler Has the Buzz on ‘Hysteria’
22 May 2012 6:53 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – When creating a film about the origins of the vibrator, it’s best not to take yourself too seriously. The brassy, bubbly director Tanya Wexler helped convert a two page premise into a sly romantic comedy. The cast of Maggie Gyllehaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, and Felicity Jones take the journey with her.
“Hysteria” refers to medical condition, a catch-all term to describe a woman’s ennui during the latter half of the 19th century in Victorian England. One medical doctor, portrayed by Jonathan Pryce, has discovered that female private part “stimulation” is the key to curing what ails them, and takes on a younger doctor (Hugh Dancy) as a co-applicator of the treatment. After losing the feeling in his hand, the younger physician decides to electrify the treatment, and the vibrator is born.
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy in ‘Hysteria’
Photo credit: Liam Daniels for Sony Pictures Classics
Given the subject matter, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Pregnant Reese Witherspoon Joins Her Father For a Hike
21 May 2012 12:55 PM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Reese and her father move past legal drama for low-key hike - People Watch the first Skyfall trailer - HuffPost Entertainment Is Miley Cyrus resurrecting a famous hairstyle? - D-Listed Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy partner up on new project - Pink Is the New Blog Ashton Kutcher and Dax Shepard love the Lakers - JustJared Celebrity Apprentice crowns a new winner - Zap2It See all of Lady Gaga's wild looks from her Simpsons appearance - BuzzFeed Sofia Vergara shares new sexy bikini photos - Hollywood Tuna Madonna loves her Chanel motorcycle gloves - Lainey Gossip Irina Shayk doesn't care what people say about her - cityrag Find out why everyone's talking about Maggie Gyllenhaal's new movie - Your Tango Arnold Schwarzenegger opens up about relationship with Maria Shriver - Et Online Tim Tebow spotted at Rock of Ages on Broadway - The Superficial See what previous »
- Katie Henry
‘Hysteria’ could use more focus, but manages to entertain nevertheless
20 May 2012 9:41 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Directed by Tanya Wexler
Written by Stephen Dyer and Jonah Lisa Dyer
England, 2011
People love historical pieces, especially those which directly or sometimes indirectly relate to a major events in which shape the story of mankind. Films about the word wars, films about Margaret Thatcher, films about the waring states in ancient China, a film about Apollo 13, a movie about Facebook (and they said it would never work!)…It is continuously fascinating to see, in as compelling a medium as film, what has been and how said events or people influenced the course of history. There are, however, incidents and epiphanies which on the surface appear trivial but in truth exercised impressive reverberations on the course of human behaviour. Take, for instance the inimitable vibrator, the single highest selling sex toy ever. Sex in of itself sells incredibly well, hence when once speaks of the vibrator, one is »
- Edgar Chaput
Indie Box Office: 'Hysteria' Buzzes to $40K in Debut
20 May 2012 11:20 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
"Hysteria" built on its buzz for an impressive debut, taking in $40,829 from just five theaters over the weekend. That's $8,166 per screen for the Sony Pictures Classics' Victorian-era tale of the invention of the vibrator. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce, and Hugh Dancy star in the film. "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" checked in with another strong weekend, and actually made it into the top ten of the domestic box office. Fox Searchlight's tale of Brit retirees in India grossed $3.2 million from just 354 locales to claim the No. 6 spot. The film has »
- Todd Cunningham
Specialty Box Office: 'Hysteria' and 'Elena' Lead Debuts as 'Marigold Hotel' Stays Open For Business
20 May 2012 9:05 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
As "The Avengers" continued to dominate the overall box office and most of the industry was busy in Cannes, Fox Searchlight continued to find fantastic numbers from the first major indie breakout of 2012, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel." The film was certainly the specialty story of the weekend, which also saw a group of films debut to generally underwhelming numbers, including "Hysteria," "Elena," "Polisse," "American Animal" and "Virginia" Check out the full rundown below. The Debuts: "Hysteria" (Sony Pictures Classics) Tanya Wexler's Victorian era romantic comedy (about the invention of the vibrator) debuted on 5 screens this weekend for Sony Pictures Classics. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Felicity Jones and Rupert Everett, the film managed a so-so $40,829 gross, averaging $8,166. "Polisse" (Sundance Selects) A year after debuting at the Cannes »
- Peter Knegt
Maggie Gyllenhaal has 'no idea' how to cope with two kids
18 May 2012 9:01 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Maggie Gyllenhaal has 'no idea' how to deal with looking after two children. The 'Hysteria' actress - who recently gave birth to her second child with actor husband Peter Sarsgaard - intested to see how she copes with bringing up two youngsters at the same time. The 34-year-old mother told USA Today: 'I'm curious to see how much I remember about nursing and changing diapers. About all of it. I have no idea how to do it with two. Having children is the most humbling thing you can do.' The parent to Ramona, five, and Gloria Ray who was born last month, admitted that she and her partner are worried about juggling their schedules. In her new motion picture she »
In Theaters: 'The Dictator' Overruns The 'Polisse,' So That 'Battleship' And 'What To Expect' May Cause Angry 'Hysteria' Among 'The Samaritan's
18 May 2012 1:20 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Dictators, hitmen, and navy officers – oh my! It’s a big weekend for the dudes, the professional advantages mentioned above notwithstanding, and we can expect screens clogged with manly men doing male things. Even the invention of a sex toy (by a man, duh) and male grooming get sweet turns in the theaters. If only the powerful sight of pregnant women was enough to combat the male-dominated market. Ah well, perhaps another weekend. Let’s jump into the testosterone-fueled fray, shall we?
Political satire, social comedy, and gross-out humor each take their turn in the Larry Charles-directed “The Dictator,” which opened Wednesday. Sacha Baron Cohen is Admiral General Aladeen, the universal and undisputed leader of the fictional North African nation of Wadiya. Running (or perhaps “scaring” is a better word choice here) a nation with a sexist, racist, iron fist, threatening nuclear warfare while hoarding oil reserves, Aladeen is »
- Emma Bernstein
Birth of the Vibrator: Tanya Wexler Explains 'Hysteria'
18 May 2012 12:39 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Tanya Wexler, the director of “Hysteria,” takes on the history of the vibrator -- yeah, that vibrator -- in her new film, which opens on Friday. "Hysteria" stars Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal as, respectively, a doctor inventing the vibrator and a young feminist finding her way to self-expression. Coming from a show-business family – the niece of famed cinematographer Haskell Wexler and the half-sister of Daryl Hannah – Wexler has the fearlessness of a busker, along with four kids and a partner-wife. She wanted to tell a light comedy, she »
- Sharon Waxman
'Hysteria' Is a Vibrator Movie You Can Watch With Your Family
18 May 2012 11:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
If you never thought you could watch a movie about vibrators with your whole family, the fun new period romp "Hysteria" will prove you wrong.
Starring some of Britain's finest (Hugh Dancy, Felicity Jones, Jonathan Pryce, Rupert Everett) and one Yank (Maggie Gyllenhaal), "Hysteria" is a romantic comedy based on the surprising true story behind how the first mechanical vibrator was invented. If that doesn't intrigue you, then we can't help you.
The dashing Dancy plays Mortimer Granville, an out-of-work doctor who finds a job working for Dr. Robert Dalrymple, a progressive gent who specializes in treating 'hysteria' in women by, um, using his hands (we'll let you use your imagination). As it turns out, Granville is ambidextrous, which helps his boss' business soar; but when his hands eventually give out, Granville enlists the aid of his friend (Everett) to come up with a solution.
Also Check Out: Top 5 Vibrator »
- Nigel Smith
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hysteria Director Explain How To Make The Perfect Vibrator Movie (With Sandbags)
18 May 2012 10:45 AM, PDT | TheFabLife - Movies | See recent TheFabLife - Movies news »
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s new comedy about the invention of the vibrator required a light hand (pun extremely intended!) when it came to shooting scenes of Victoria women, uh, enjoying their treatment. So how does a filmmaker shoot such delicate material? “We had orgasm rehearsal!” Hysteria director Tanya Wexler explained. “We didn’t want it to sound porny, but we also didn’t what it to sound incredibly absurd.”
Seeing as how this is cinema, not Skinemax, Wexler and her male leads Hugh Dancy and Jonathan Pryce also had to get crafty with how they shot scenes featuring the good doctors, er, tending to their lady patients before the ingenious invention arrives. “They can’t just kind of fake it,” Wexler said (pun unintended!). “There was a lot of uncomfortable brainstorming until Hugh was like, ‘Can we just use a sandbag?’ Jonathan, after two days of shooting, comes up to me and says, »
- Halle Kiefer
What's In Theaters This Weekend: May 18 to May 20
18 May 2012 8:47 AM, PDT | Filmology | See recent Filmology news »
Can seafaring aliens and Tim Riggins take down The Avengers or will the band of mismatched superheroes continue their historic run? Here's what is foolishly trying to keep you cooped up inside a dark theater during what is supposed to be a gorgeous weekend:
Metacritic Score: 41
Box Office Prediction: $30 million
There's going to be an Faq going up soon that answers all of your questions about this highly anticipated blockbuster. But can Battleship pay proper respect to the complex mythology of the game? If it does, it must be a shoo-in for the Oscar right? I know the competition will be stiff this year, but with dazzling actors like Rihanna in their corner, I think this plucky movie just may have a shot
Metacritic Score: 59
Box Office Prediction: $30 million
This has already been in theaters since Wednesday but I know literally no one who has seen it »
- Jonah Gardner
Hysteria Movie Review
18 May 2012 7:51 AM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Title: Hysteria Director: Tanya Wexler Starring: Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones, Ashley Jensen, Sheridan Smith, Gemma Jones, Georgie Glen, Anna Chancellor, Rupert Everett Period pieces often get a bad rap simply by virtue of the fact that so many of them center around stuffy romantic hand-wringing, and so they perpetuate the idea that there exists between the various generations an impenetrable chasm of behavioral dissimilarity and fractured emotional resonance. The utterly delightful “Hysteria,” however, explodes that myth. A sly yet seriously mounted comedy that plays like a post-war Ealing Studios pin-prick satire of British character and society, director Tanya Wexler’s film, about events leading up to the [ Read More ] »
- bsimon
New to Theatres This Weekend: Battleship, The Dictator, What to Expect When You’re Expecting
18 May 2012 6:02 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
There are three major films competing for your attention this weekend (yes, one of which is based on a board game) and a decent slate of smaller releases as well. Battleship will attempt to sink The Avengers and Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator will simply try to overcome its poor marketing campaign while What to Expect When You're Expecting is likely to attract a strong female turnout. Elsewhere, Morgan Spurlock's latest documentary Mansome hits select theatres, along with Panos Cosmatos' trippy Beyond the Black Rainbow, and Dustin Lance Black's Virginia. There's also Lovely Molly, a new horror flick from the director of The Blair Witch Project, and Hysteria, a Victorian era comedy about the invention of the vibrator starring Maggie Gyllenhaal. What will you be watching this weekend? Battleship The Dictator What to Expect When You're Expecting Beyond the Black Rainbow (limited) Lovely Molly (limited) Mansome »
- Sean
Hysteria | Review
17 May 2012 9:31 PM, PDT | SmellsLikeScreenSpirit | See recent SmellsLikeScreenSpirit news »
Director: Tanya Wexler Writers: Stephen Dyer, Jonah Lisa Dyer Starring: Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Felicity Jones, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Pryce One of history’s greatest anti-feminist myths has to do with hysteria, the catch all medical term once used to describe “erratic” female behavior such as anxiety, depression, anger, frustration, enthusiasm, and sexual dissatisfaction. Tanya Wexler’s film Hysteria tackles the subject with a study of the invention that allegedly helped treat the disorder: the vibrator. Set in the Victorian era, Hysteria follows the journey of Mortimer Granville (Hugh Dancy), an aspiring young doctor who finds himself employed in a lucrative hysteria treatment office run by Dr. Robert Dalrymple (Jonathan Pryce). Granville discovers that the popular office supplies a unique service: treatment of the disorder through sexual stimulation. As he struggles to succeed in his new position, he juggles interactions with Dr. Dalrymple’s two daughters: the proper Emily (Felicity Jones »
- Jessica Delfanti
Girls on Film: ‘Hysteria’ and the Power of Female Perspectives
17 May 2012 8:00 PM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
Girls on Film is a weekly column that tackles anything and everything pertaining to women and cinema. It can be found here every Thursday night, and be sure to follow the Girls on Film Twitter Feed for additional femme-con. When Hysteria hit Tiff last year (review here), I was apprehensive. Though it focused on women’s issues, starred Maggie Gyllenhaal, and featured a female filmmaker (Tanya Wexler), the film seemed wrong – irk-inducing wrong. It was framed as light, goofy, rom-com fare. At every turn press materials revealed goggled men peering closely at a woman’s vagina, and old, priggish women writhing as orgasms descended. The film seemed to be feeding into the hysteria myth rather than debunking it. It didn’t help that it wasn’t the first...
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- Monika Bartyzel
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