Mesmer Details

1994

The story of Franz Anton Mesmer and his unconventional theories and practice in the world of medicine in the 18th century. After seeming to cure a beautiful pianist of blindness the couple fall into a forbidden love affair. A challenging look at a unique historical figure. Winner, Best Actor, Montreal Film Festival. Read more

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Mesmer

The story of Franz Anton Mesmer and his unconventional theories and practice in the world of medicine in the 18th century. After seeming to cure a beautiful pianist of blindness the couple fall into a forbidden love affair. A challenging look at a unique historical figure. Winner, Best Actor, Montreal Film Festival.

Starring	Alan Rickman, Donal Donnelly
Director	Roger Spottiswoode
Studio	CINEMA CLUB
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	English
Released	DVD: 02 Jul 2007 Production year: 1994
Format	DVD

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• 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

  

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  As a huge fan of Alan Rickman, I have been wanting to see this film for years. Apart from the difficulty in hearing some of the characters' lines (especially Rickman's), I was disappointed in what could have been a fantastic film. Alan Rickman was very good in it, as usual, but I felt that the script was poor. Dr Anton Mesmer appears to have been a fascinating person. After doing a little research, I discovered that there was so much more to him than presented in this film. The basis for a truly engaging and enlightening story is there, especially now when holistic treatments and therapies for illness are on the rise (as Mesmer practiced over 200 years ago). The quaility of the acting was generally very good and many scenes were sumptuously filmed, so I am somewhat surprised that the script differed so widely in quality from the rest of the film. Overall, worth seeing for Alan Rickman alone if you're a fan. If not, I'm not certain I'd pay to see it.

  • • philly
    • Posted 21 Dec 2007 13:30

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• 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  

  Deaf from Surrey

  I would very much like to review this film, but I am deaf and there were no subtitles so I am unable to.
  
  No film without subtitles deserves more than 1 star from me. It is a disgrace that so many are still without them,

  • • A customer from Woking, Surrey
    • Posted 31 Oct 2007 16:27

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  The story of Franz Anton Mesmer and his unconventional theories and practice in the world of medicine in the 18th century. After seeming to cure a beautiful pianist of blindness the couple fall into ...