Mesmer (1994)
Alan Rickman, Anna Thalback, David Hemblen, Jan Rubes, Peter Dvorsky ... (see more) , Shirley Douglas
Charlatan, fraud...or genius? To some he was a wizard, a miracle man; to others he was a charlatan and a fraud. His theories of hypnotism were revolutionary, but he was reviled by his contemporaries and exiled from his native Vienna. He became the toast of Paris, a visionary, a Svengali--and the dis... (read more) Charlatan, fraud...or genius? To some he was a wizard, a miracle man; to others he was a charlatan and a fraud. His theories of hypnotism were revolutionary, but he was reviled by his contemporaries and exiled from his native Vienna. He became the toast of Paris, a visionary, a Svengali--and the disgrace of the medical profession. He was Franz Anton Mesmer and this was eighteenth century Vienna. Written by Dennis Potter (Pennies from Heaven).
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Unrated, 109 min.
Directed by:
Roger Spottiswoode
Release Date: Jan 01, 1994
DVD Release Date: May 23, 2000
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Rickman was great, as always, but there just was not a whole lot of depth and movement to the plot. Rated three stars for the acting, otherwise a highly dissappointing film.
Alan Rickman's voice and hands are indeed mesmerizing and incredibly erotic!
Powerful acting from Alan and great script (of course) from Dennis. Mysterious and enticing
I thought this movie was very interesting, but a bit confusing at times, and it didn't help that the sound crew seemed to be asleep for certain parts of the movie! D:
Fascinating story, great costumes, acting everything. I want to see it again but can't find it to rent...Caught it on tv one day.
Kind of boring at times, but Alan Rickman is absolutely, forgive the pun, mesmerizing in it. The sound wasn't great either, possibly because I had a VHS copy from the library (who knows how old THAT was, lol).
Mesmerizing :-) No really, the film is hysterical in some parts - especially with the ladies of the court of Louis XVI. The sound of the movie is horrible though - its like the dialogue isn't equalized - some bits are very soft, others are loud. Beau... (read more) Mesmerizing :-) No really, the film is hysterical in some parts - especially with the ladies of the court of Louis XVI. The sound of the movie is horrible though - its like the dialogue isn't equalized - some bits are very soft, others are loud. Beautiful costumes, acting, lighting, all that.
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