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Hysteria

Synopsis

Based on real events surrounding the invention of the vibrator in Victorian England.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Features
Running time
100 mins
Director
Tanya Wexler
Producer
Tracey Becker, Judy Cairo, Sarah Curtis
Co-Producer
Bob Bellion, Jimmy de Brabant, Anouk Nora, Christine Ruppert
Editor
Billy A. Campbell, Jon Gregory
Screenwriter
Stephen Dyer, Jonah Lisa Dyer, Howard Gensler
Director of Photography
Sean Bobbitt
Production Designer
Sophie Becher
Composer
Christian Henson, Gast Waltzing
Principal cast
Felicity Jones, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Pryce, Gemma Jones, Anna Chancellor

Genre

Woman Director Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Informant Media

10866 Wilshire Blvd.
4th Floor Suite 422
Los Angeles
CA 90024
USA
Tel: +1 310 470 9309
Fax: +1 310 470 9309

Forthcoming Productions

46 Lamont Road
London
SW10 0HX
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7565 3641
Fax: +44 (0)20 7351 1332

Sales Company

Elle Driver

66 rue Miromesnil
Paris
France
Tel: +33 1 56 43 48 70
Fax: +33 1 45 61 46 08

Untitled Entertainment

350 S. Beverly Dr.
Ste 200
Beverly Hills
CA 90212
USA
Tel: +1 310 601 2100
Fax: +1 310 601 2344

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