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Set in Victorian-era London, these doctors set out to develop a remedy for hysteria — a condition that causes women to go all cuckoo-bananas. In the process, they accidentally invent the vibrator. For the most part it seems like a comedy for old people who read The New York Times, but you never know. It seems original, probably features an orgasming Felicity Jones, and has a solid cast. Though this trailer isn’t particularly funny, we’ll hold judgment. With movies like this, it all depends on the climax.

^{She’s ready for her close-up.}

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy have signed on for Hysteria, a comedy that focuses upon the invention of the vibrator and its effect on society in Victorian England. Jonathan Pryce and Rupert Everett are attached to co-star (OF COURSE). In the film, Dancy plays a doctor who uses a radical, new electronic device to toss off women who suffer from "hysteria," a malady whose symptoms include irritiability, anger, and unexplained tears. Weird, you can cure all those problems with a simple belt. That’s how Dad did it. (Variety)