I was interested to see how the tone of Tanya Wexler‘s vibrator invention period piece would swing, and based on this first trailer for Hysteria, it seems to have found a good medium. It has me honestly interested in how this device came about as well as injecting some warranted humor. With the announcement it will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival we also have a new batch of photos for the film starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Rupert Everett and Felicity Jones.
Synopsis:
A romantic comedy based on the surprising truth of how Mortimer Granville came up with the world’s first electro-mechanical vibrator in the name of medical science. Academy Award®-nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy headline in this untold tale of a young Victorian doctor’s quest to figure out the key to women’s happiness.
The Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 8th to 18th.