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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 a forbidden love affair. A challenging look at a unique historical figure. Winner, Best Actor, Montreal Film Festival. Read more
| Starring | Alan Rickman, Donal Donnelly |
|---|---|
| Director | Roger Spottiswoode |
| Genres | Drama |
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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 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 | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1994 To Rent: DVD: 02 Jul 2007 |
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disappointing
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 (... read more »
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Oh My God!
The normally wonderful Alan Rickman must have REALLY needed the money ... this typcially paper thin piece of eurotrash is unworthy of him. Poorly written ... read more »
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Mesmerising! For about 30 seconds...
I greatly anticipated this film, being a Rickman fan and also being genuinely interested in the outlined story.
Unfortunately i was not impressed. ... read more »
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major disappointment
This was a bad costume drama with even worse script. I was expecting something much better from Alan Rickman.