Hysteria

Popcorn Preview: Hysteria

Leslie Sisman | Posted 07.22.2012
Leslie Sisman

In Victorian England, the vibrator was invented as a labor-saving device for doctors treating a female condition called "hysteria." The humor comes mostly from the fact that we see the absurdity of the concept from the Victorian point of view.

Hysteria? Hysterical!

Sheril Antonio | Posted 07.08.2012
Sheril Antonio

While Tanya Wexler's new film Hysteria is at times a hysterical romantic comedy, it also skillfully navigates important issues about class and medical practices in the 1880s, and takes a good look at women's rights in general.