Hysteria

Hysteria (2011) starring Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal. Basically, this is a movie about the invention of the vibrator. In the 1880s in England, a doctor (Dancy) takes a job as a "women's doctor" which involves treating women for "hysteria" by manually stimulating them to orgasm. He finds the job hard on his hand, and with the help of his roommate, comes up with an electrical device for stimulating the clitoris (though that word is never mentioned in the film). The movie works surprisingly well, though it is by no means a great work of art. It does make for an entertaining evening at the movies. (With subtitles and closed captions). Grade: B+