starring
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, and Jonathan Pryce.
Hysteria is a major component of my novel and so I found this movie just a blast to watch. I'd have to say it's hysterically humorous. Ha! Did you see what I did there? If you think this movie looks interesting, I hope you will check out my novel A White Room coming out in the Summer of 2013.
Women have felt psychotic for generations. In my research, I've come to theorize that the societal line of thinking (i.e. women are all crazy) stems from the history of hysteria. Read more about this theory in my blog post Every Woman Who Has Ever Been Called Crazy.
If you want to read a little more about the research I did on hysteria for my novel, take a look at my post on The History in my Historical Novel and scroll down to "Insanity." I also suggest you watch my vlog about How The Yellow Wallpaper Inspired My Novel, which is about how the historical short story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman who based the work on her own experiences with hysteria. I also did a vlog reading of The Yellow Wallpaper. If you are interested CLICK HERE.
For more on the movie Hysteria, read the review on Hollywood and Fine (movies for smart people with Marshall Fine).
About Stephanie CarrollStephanie Carroll is the author of A White Room and "Forget Me Not" featured in Legacy: An Anthology. She blogs about magical realism, her research into the Victorian Era and Gilded Age, writing, and life in general at www.stephaniecarroll.net and at The Unhinged Historian. She also founded Unhinged and Empowered, a blog for Navy wives and girlfriends.
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