etho oru swapnam is a 1978 indian malayalam film , directed and produced by sreekumaran thampi .

the film stars jayan , sheela , jagathy sreekumar and sreelatha namboothiri in lead roles .

the film had musical score by salil chowdhary .

etho oru swapnam

etho oru swapnam is a malayalam drama starring jayan , jagathy sreekumar and sheela , directed by sreekumaran thampi . kausalya goes through a divorced after her love marriage fails . she is bent on protecting shobha , her daughter , from falling in love . watch the full movie , etho oru swapnam , online , only on hotstar .
v . v . swami from the movie etho oru swapnam is undoubtedly one of the best performances ever delivered by jayan . he has handled the role of a godly man in the movie with much ease . the movie is an adaptation of the popular novel bhikshamdehi written by k surendran . etho oru swapnam is directed by sreekumaran thampi .
etho oru swapnam is based on the popular novel of the celebrated writer k . surendran . . titled
bhiksham dehi
the movie received high critical acclaim . famous poet kamala das , alias madhavikutty alias kamala surayya wrote a review on etho oru swapnam in the illustrated weekly of india . he assessed sreekumaran thampi as the
most sofisticated filmmaker of kerala , like on : urltoken
however , it was the 1976 film
panchami
, which gave a break for him , following which he became part of hit films
thacholi ambu
( 1978 ) ,
etho oru swapnam
and
sharapancharam
( 1979 ) .
dear pradeep , i would ask you to get hold of his early movies and watch them , and the ones that slipped out through the cracks to the background – he was an entirely different actor with a strong screenplay to support him . etho oru swapnam even now surprises me . as far as his ‘legacy’ is concerned , yes , i really have my doubts on how he would be perceived , say 4 generations down the line . . thanks and regards . . cinematters
sanju … you can watch the tamil movie garjanai in youtube . this was the tamil version of garjanam . you can see the dance of rajini for the song —oru ooril oru maha rani . but unfortunately dance performed by jayan for– thampuratee– is not available it was his best dance perfomance . old movies ippozhum sookshikunna tamil people abhinandanam arhikkunnu .
was musing more on what would have happened to jayan’s careee if he was still alive . if he didnt reinvent himself - his career would have become something like that of the present career of baby anthony . there is one more coincidence . jayan became a noteworthy actor after his role of swamiji in etho oru swapnam . before that he was a regular villian . likewise , babu anthony was considered only as a villian prior to vaishali . he became noteworthy as an actor only after this movie . both jayan and babu anthony’s potential have never been used to the fullest by malayalam cinema
dear sanju … the song ‘ –thampurattee– i had heard it only from akashavani during the year 1981 . after it i never heard it . that was a good ilayaraja song . i dont know from where we can get this song… . . it may be available in akashavani . but there is another song oru theril oru malar rani with the same music . this song was composed for rajini kanth in garjanam after the death of jayan sir .
{
source
: 2 ,
source _ id
:
7232
,
object _ type
: 2 ,
id
:
7232
,
status
:
0
,
title
:
etho oru swapnam
,
trackcount
:
8
,
track _ ids
:
32901 , 32902 , 32903 , 32904 , 32905 , 32906 , 32907 , 21101307
,
objtype
: 2 ,
share _ url
:
\ / album \ / etho - oru - swapnam
,
albumartwork
:
https : \ / \ / a10 . gaanacdn . com \ / images \ / albums \ / 32 \ / 7232 \ / crop _ 80x80 _ 7232 . jpg
,
artist
: {
artist _ id
:
1047
,
name
:
k j yesudas
,
ar _ click _ url
:
\ / artist \ / k - j - yesudas
} ,
artistall
: [ {
artist _ id
:
1047
,
name
:
k j yesudas
,
ar _ click _ url
:
\ / artist \ / k - j - yesudas
} , {
artist _ id
:
864184
,
name
:
sabitha chowdhary
,
ar _ click _ url
:
\ / artist \ / sabitha - chowdhary
} ] ,
premium _ content
:
0
,
release _ date
:
dec 31 , 1978
,
duration
:
33 : 01
,
language
:
malayalam
}
dear m . d . prakash , in addition to snehikkaan samayamilla 1978 , puthiya velicham 1979 , anupallavi 1979 , oru raagam pala thaalam 1979 , venalil oru mazha 1979 , nayattu 1980 , deepam 1980 , & kolilakkam 1981 which were remade from hindi films , shakti and meen were the other two jayan films . but not exactly like the above films . i , v , sasi once in an interview said meen was remade from an amitabh bhachan - sanjeev kumar 1978 film trishul ( the story of son’s revenge against his father ) . trishul is made in delhi with construction businees story while meen is made in kollam kerala with fisheries business story . similarly shakthi the vijayanand movie have the shades of muqaddar ka sikandar the climax of both the films are same .
he is a song writer , screenplay writer , film producer , director and musician , but says he is more of a lyricist than a filmmaker . his songs include
chandrikayilaliyunna chandrakaantham
,
hridayasarasile pranayapushpame
and
swonthamenna padathinendhartham
. his films chandrakantham , gaanam , mohiniyattam , maalika paniyunnavar , jeevitham oru gaanam and ambalavilakku became artistic successes . his successful box office films include naayattu , aakramanam and idi muzhakkam .
malayalam actor jayan died at the age of 41 in an accident on the sets of
kolilakkam
in 1980 .
16 november , 2015 marks the 35th death anniversary of the late malayalam superstar jayan aka krishnan nair , who died in an accident on the sets of the movie
kolilakkam
in 1980 .
jayan , who became a cultural icon of malayalam cinema during the 1970s , was known for his macho image and adventurous stunt sequences in films .
before becoming a superstar , jayan was a master chief petty officer in the indian navy and it was his first cousin and actress , jayabharathi , who introduced him to the industry . he was given the stage name jayan by actor jose prakash on the sets of
shapamoksham
, which is said to be his second film .
his anti - hero role in
sharapancharam
made him the superstar of the industry ; the film broke all the collection records of the time , becoming the highest grosser of 1979 .
some of his other notable films include
nayattu
,
love in singapore
,
chandrahasam
,
kannappanunni
,
palattu kunjikkannan
,
mamangam
and
prabhu
.
jayan was also considered as a fashion icon of those days for his dressing style in elvis bell - bottoms .
jayan died during the shooting of the climax scene of
kolilakkam
in sholavaram , chennai . the mishap occurred when he was performing a dangerous stunt sequence with co - star balan k . nair .
for the scene , he boarded a flying helicopter from a moving motorbike . even though the film ' s director vijayanand had accepted the shot in the first take itself , jayan insisted on a second shot to get it perfect . however , during the re - take , the helicopter lost its balance and crashed while jayan was hanging on to the landing skids of the vehicle .
malayalam full movie | ariyappedatha rahasyam [ hd ] | ft . prem nazir , jayan , jayabharathi
top 75 songs of salil chowdhury | k . j . yesudas , s . janaki , p . leela | one stop jukebox | malayalam
malayalam superhit movie | nellu [ hd ] | full movie | ft . prem nazir , jayabharathi
karinizhal | malayalam classic full movie | ft ; sathyan | premnazir | sheela | k . p . ummer | bhasi others
song : kulirodu kuliredi . . . . from film : poonthenaruvi ( 1974 ) - original
song : vayal varambil . . . from film : kalpavriksham ( 1978 ) - original
khalid - otw ( official video ) ft . 6lack , ty dolla $ ign
© 2018 star . all rights reserved . hbo , home box office and all related channel and programming logos are service marks of , and all related programming visuals and elements are the property of , home box office , inc . all rights reserved .
except
poomanam
all the other songs were first composed in bengali . of course the malayalam versions have different arrangements and they stand out on their own . the hindi version of
poomanam
is kishore and lata ' s wonderful version
o mere saathi re
in
aakhiri badlaa
. the arrangement of the hindi version is just incredible .
. you may use / quote / reproduce content from this site provided you add a link back to the index page of this website ( http : / / www . salilda . com ) next to the portion used / quoted / reproduced .
this browser doesn ' t support spotify web player . switch browsers or download spotify for your desktop .
listen to all your favourite artists on any device for free or try the premium trial .
get notified about the latest hits and trends , so that you are always on top of the latest in music when it comes to your friends .
this will remove all the songs from your queue . are you sure you want to continue ?
addsocialscripts ( ) ; settimeout ( function ( ) { colombiaui . createuielement ( ' album ' , ' related - content ' ) ; } , 2000 ) ; settimeout ( function ( ) { $ ( ' . _ de _ tp . blurimg img ' ) . attr (
src
, $ ( ' . _ de _ tp . blurimg img ' ) . attr (
data - src
) ) . css ( ' opacity ' , 1 ) ; $ ( ' . _ d _ t _ img img ' ) . attr (
src
, $ ( ' . _ d _ t _ img img ' ) . attr (
data - src
) ) . css ( ' opacity ' , 1 ) ; $ ( ' . scrollimgdetails img ' ) . attr (
src
, $ ( ' . _ d _ t _ img img ' ) . attr (
data - src
) ) . css ( ' opacity ' , 1 ) ; } , 4000 ) ; insertrelateddata ( ' relatedalbumdetail ' , ' 7232 ' , ' 1 ' , ' malayalam ' ) ;
gaana is the one - stop solution for all your music needs . gaana offers you free , unlimited access to over 30 million hindi songs , bollywood music , english mp3 songs , regional music & mirchi play .
the best south indian entertainment website . huge collection of trolls , malayalam movie news & reviews , malayalam dialogues & kerala photography , trolls and much more .
song : mukham manassinte kannaadi . . . from film : sarasayya ( 1971 ) - original
some parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .
the
most anticipated indian movies and shows
widget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .
each title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .
lakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .
discover the top 50 malayalam movies as rated by imdb users – from all - time favorites to recent hits .
check out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .
explore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .
future learning and skills – giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .
a woman brings up her daughter on her own , after she has found her husband commi tting adultery with the baby sitter . her problems continue when the grown up da ughter refuses to become a doctor and wants to marry a youth whom the mother considers unsuitable .
html public
- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en
urltoken
the source code for the wiki 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the mozilla foundation , google , and apple . you could also do it yourself at any point in time .
would you like wikipedia to always look as professional and up - to - date ? we have created a browser extension .
it will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .
i use wiki 2 every day and almost forgot how the original wikipedia looks like .
of perfecting techniques ; in live mode . quite the same wikipedia . just better .
the music was composed by salil chowdhary and lyrics was written by sreekumaran thampi .
this page was last edited on 31 october 2017 , at 01 : 37 .
basis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .
our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors . please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker . close [ 5 ]
there might have been many superstars in malayalam before and after jayan , but the reality is , no one could occupy the golden throne left by jayan , even in the dream . he is a phenomenal actor who brought the trend of machismo into the malayalam film industry . he literally ruled the malayalam film industry in late 1970s and attained a real life superhero image through his astonishing stunt skills and unique dialogues , which received thunderous response at theatres . it is no surprise that , his films sharapancharam and angadi were become the highest grossers in the years 1979 and 1980 respectively . here we are presenting the list of five jayan movies you should not miss .
angadi is a movie in which , jayan stirred the audience with his firebrand dialogues . the most famous monologue from this movie , “maybe we are poor , coolies , trolley pullers , but we are not beggars ! ” , is still powerful to make audience applause . the songs in the movie including “kannum kannum” and “paavada venam
were chartbusters .
chandrasekharan from the movie sharapancharam is one of the most memorable characters of jayan . the movie helps him a lot to achieve the position of the superstar in the malayalam film industry . sharapancharam broke all the collection records of the time and became an industry hit . the movie is written and directed by master director hariharan .
achaaram ammini osharam omana is light - hearted movie directed by popular actor adoor bhasi . the performance of jayan in this movie along with prem nazir was cool . even though the movie is not a super hit at the box office , it was a good movie filled with funny dialogues and one - liners .
kolilakkam , the last movie acted by the actor . as we all know , jayan was killed in a fatal helicopter accident that happened during the shooting of the climax portion of the movie kolilakkam . as the name of the movie suggests that news creates a shockwave in kerala . kolilakkam directed by p . n . sundaram was a super hit at the kerala box office .
copyright policy : urltoken respects copyright laws and strictly following it . if you find any content or material on our website which infringes your copyrighted work , please feel free to contact us . urltoken will be committed to verify and remove such contents .
for all those who are on this page looking for a free downloadable malayalam movie or a song file click here .
that is less than a decade of celluloid portrayals that jayan has left as his legacy in malayalam cinema . he was lucky to be have been around in the cusp of the transition era , where malayalam cinema graduated from the the finality of its black & white realms into an explosive world of color . not that it made much of a difference to the roles that he got on celluloid , but what saddens me is the fact that no one seemed to have tapped the actor in him , save for its flashes in a handful of films .
, a feat that can never be equaled by anyone , ever . in his most prolific years of activity , 1977 – 1980 , the way i see it , the majority of the movies were made to get a piece of that ‘action - cake’ that so guaranteed success at the box - office , and as a result , resembled more of clones of the same movie , rather than unique stories . but , i think , his sheer level of screen presence , badassery made up for all of it to ensure reasonable returns for its producers .
, was a economically viable brand in malayalam cinema , till the time he was around . producers and directors were in a mad scramble to get a piece of the pie , and even looked across the borders , borrowed scripts and had it spiced and spruced up , so that jayan could flaunt his pectorals with calf - boots , a lee enfield , a horse and sheer testosterone .
i have always thought about ( i’m sure many of you have too ) how it would have been , had that fateful day at sholavaram not happened . how would have been the natural progression of an actor and an action dynamo of the malayalam screen , our very own answer to chuck norris and john wayne combined . how would he have progressed , makes up for some interesting evening musings 🙂 i think he would he fared brilliantly in his career curve , opting more towards the exploring the likes of the softer roles that came his way between the whirlwind hormone - capers that he found himself caught in , aging gracefully on screen through the years . lesser known sidekicks and lower rung actors of his time have evolved to show us some of the brilliant abilities and facets of their repertoire we wouldn’t have ever even imagined in those times .
the following compilation is an attempt to put together the ones that clearly stand out for its fond moments , quirkiness and surprising level of emotive / action quotient . maybe these would not the ‘obvious ones’ you would come across his usual ‘blockbuster lists’ , but these are memorable in my own personal sort of way . hey , i can , can’t i ? 🙂
in the same genre . he would go on to play the lead role ( yes , for me it is ! ) in
in 1980 . this was , according to me , the movie that catapulted jayan onto the big league , a force to reckon . though he played the side - kick and rode shotgun ( with a grimace , sneer and abundant cockiness ) alongside
held his own . though his total screen time hardly clocked more than half an hour , it was enough to let the general public made aware of the enormous potential and onscreen charisma that this fairly new actor had around him like an invincible cloak . though
( which i do love ) , somehow , this ‘debut’ is the one amongst all of his vadakkan paattukal – based movies i love the most .
i truly believe every jayan fanboy ought to watch this movie . from his early years ( before the teeth - gnashing and lee enfield came into his onscreen life ) , this brings out a delightful . refreshing and often surprising onscreen persona of
, the actor . displaying a level of happy - go - lucky brashness ( i don’t know any other way to put it ) . out of the three films
‘s production wing ) . jayan was sudhakaran , a rare specimen in the tribe of medical representatives , who is chronically optimistic with everything in life , including the woman of his dreams . his instances of flirting with his ‘police woman lady love’ (
as ammini ) has to be seen to be believed : ) . as i said , there is an enduring freshness about the character that he plays on screen , something that went from stale to insipid in the onslaught of action movies that came rushing in . not that i hated them ( the genre had its gems ) , but i wish there were a reasonable number that represented this too .
, i consider this one amongst his top 5 roles of his career . true , he was a little ‘raw around the edges’ , so to speak , and the prosthetics left too much to be desired , but the
from the novel . it was a unique characterisation – here was someone , still in the prime of youth , glowing with vitality and raw charisma , yet in the spartan attire of a yogi , who is trying to stick to his new - found direction in life with all the courage he can summon from his reservoir of youth inside , which in itself was a delicious irony . we find the yogi vacillating between his material caring and his dispassionate assessment of life as it happens to the ones who are close to him , by belief , rather than design , and yet the inevitable happens . of course , there was also the brilliant compositions of
to enrich the narrative , each a melodious cookie that you could sink your teeth into , and a favorite in itself . it was also interesting to watch
play the reel life couple , estranged and bickering , trying to have the swamiji help them find a way out . one of
. jayan , sheela , rifle , horse , promiscuity and its nemesis . end of story . 🙂
‘s rakjashekharan , the stable hand who turns into the lord of the manor left you bristling , but admit it , you were bowled over by the sheer audacity and brash adventurism of this ‘virile upstart’ 🙂 i love his transformation in the first half hour of the movie , and his unapologetic demeanor to anyone who doesn’t seem to accept his ways of life . i think the ‘seduction scene with a poor horse as an involuntary participant’ has to be the only one of its kind in world cinema . director
. the similarities are just there , but threadbare , to me . this was as potent as the country toddy you sat and downed with an endless supply of prawn masala that set you ‘basement on fire . ’ this was full - blooded , powerhouse promiscuity on overdrive . and what a ride it was . 🙂
) whom venu gets acquainted with , in one of his midnight robberies . he stumbles upon her , ailing , bedridden and sinking , in a mansion he breaks into , and takes care of her , and in a peculiar turn of events , ends up taking her and offering her refuge in his bachelor quarters . lily , desperate to leave the crime - ridden life , wants venu to leave it all and walk away . but venu is planning for that final one , the biggest heist of his career , the one that would never even make him want to do another ‘job’ , but things take an interesting turn with the new ‘arrival’ at his house . do i really care whether it was a remake of paaji’s
( 1966 ) ? no , sir , i don’t . this was also one where i absolutely loved the
if you still haven’t , check this out . dive straight into 1 : 01
. babu was a watershed in the history of action - packed malayalam films . i still know most of the movies dialogues by heart , and am sure there would many who would nod their head in delighted agreement .
‘s babu was the educated , ‘worker on the street’ , relying on physical labor at the market place to sustain , along with a host of others , yet managed to reflect an uncommon affability and integrity in that maddening environment . speaking of dialogues , his ” we may be poor . . ” has now attained cult infamy , thanks to the video sharing sites , but i think most got it wrong . please do not expect a person from that level speak to you with a stiff upper - lip , and for that matter , why should an accent bother you in the first place ? even the englishman speaks his language with an accent . and i think ,
duo’s multi - starrer format that they would successfully employ to churn out blockbusters in the coming years . the format hit pure gold the first time around ! another aspect of this movie that stays with me was this was one of those that reiterated the undeniable popularity and commercial viability of
as a prime ingredient in mainstream films in the 80’s . iv sasi had two songs decided for the movie from its songlist . one went to
, with the evergreen paavaada venam . i think he was just recognising the latter’s unmistakable presence in malayalam films of his time . haven’t watched angaadi yet ? begone ! 🙂
i absolutely , absolutely , absolutely love this movie . set around the palm - toddy tappers’ community , it was about jayan as muthan , a toddy - tapper , kamalam (
as saheb aka saippu ) who has fallen hook , line and sinker for muthan’s body . there is a unique amount of honesty in naivety that jayan brings to his character , and the flirting between kamalam and muthan in the early part of the movie are a chuckle - worthy spectacle . the man has a libido taller than the tallest palm tree in the locality and has no compunctions in letting it out , so to speak . but rather than revulsion , his demeanor only makes you smile with the charming naivete that accompanies along with it . the repartees and the exchanges between him and
( his mentor are a delight to watch . the movie progresses along predictive lines but
, is an absolute treat in this one . the dialogues at times border perilously close to corny , but he rescues each of them with his undeniable , mischievous charisma .
they don’t make movies like this anymore : d . the 80’s answer to the cid genre and amongst all the gangsta movies that jose prakash presided over , this is my favorite . i also see this as the best representation of all those movie - clones that had jayan running around with a bike , a horse , a rifle and pure badassery . please don’t get me wrong . i haven’t forgotten
holds a special place for me amongst them all . there was nothing you didn’t know about the movie as you sat down to watch it . and that was the whole beauty of it . 🙂 our original mccoy (
) looked too portly and clumsy from his early cid days , and i sometimes wonder how it had been if it had been jayan who played the cid officer . but that is just not possible , isn’t it ? it would have killed all the fun . as the muscle - for - hire , suresh , in singapore’s underworld ( tee hee ) who just about appears in the nick of time to save the cid officer’s skin , and a storyline so bizarre and corny that almost had you reaching for a cold beer , this was sheer , manic fun . i would go ahead and say this has to be the worthy successor and answer the 80’s could give to the 70’s madcap cid genre .
i guess the photograph says it all . in a way it somehow even defines the entire onscreen career of the greatest action man that malayalam film industry has ever witnessed . his strength lay in his capability to thrill you , and that’s what he did , within the budget allocations and amongst his portly peers . he was all that we wanted others to be when adventure called onscreen and made good where others left us sadly disappointed and sore . and he also left without a warning . in a blaze of glory , i would add . kolilalakkam was exactly what it promised . a shockwave . the finality was so profound .
am yet to find a copy of either of those in the public domain . it is possible that garjanam could be safe amongst the private collectors / archivists and on “panchpandavar” , narayan’s update on the status of the movie from his brilliant “ canned stories – the unfinished and unreleased films from malayalam cinema ” gives hope :
“moving to the 80’s – the major movie – which still remains in the cans is pancha pandavar – the last movie of the legendary jayan . ambily , a jayan fan from trivandrum has made it his mission to see that this movie finally get released . my prayers are with him . panchapandavar is the story of 5 friends portrayed by jayan , raghavan , poojappura ravi and two others who reach bombay in search of a job . they come into contact with a beautiful nurse ( played by saumini ) and the movie is about the hullabaloo followed by a pentagular love story . ”
i dont think the jayan version of garjanam is with anyone . regarding panchapandavar - the expert is ambili ( who can be reached at 9847934146 ) . his mission in life is to get this film and also the newsreel of jayan’s funeral – which had been shown along with kolilakkam ( if my memory is correct ) at the time of its release
really , it is a loss , if we don’t get this video… . it was a superb dance performance by jayan…we feel the irreparable loss when we see the scenes in garjanam… he was a multifaceted talented actor… a pain goes in heart… . .
dear sanju… searching that song of garjanam in youtube is sheer waste of time . . there will be plenty of rare tamil - hindi songs available in youtube . . but never malayalam . . the gramophone record of that song ( sung by jayachandran ) hasnt got released . so how can you get its audio ? this song was available in video cassette format of that film . try your luck in that area .
a great irreplaceable superstar of malayalam films . of course , people spoke much about his physique but in my point of view , his smile that is his great attribute .
when jayan died , his funeral procession was shown in the beginning along with his film moorkhan . but later it was not seen . is it available with anybody ?
a bit of trivia . in the famous scene in angadi ravi menon says i dont know what these beggars are doing 1 . 41 in the sequence . however when jayan talks he refers to the term as buggers . . wonder how or why it happened this way .
comments ? ? ? ? nothing…a few tears only… . great legend lives………………………… . nobody to replace jayan…
hello respected members , we some people of jayan fans arranging a memmorial ceremony on jayan’s 33rd death anniversary in peroorkada junction thiruvananthapuram on november 2013 . on this occation we help the poor cancer patients who are under the treatment in rcc trivandrum . and also we are going to register ‘ anaswara nadan jayan samskarika samithi’ as a charitable society . hope your blessings .
hi - viju - could you give the exact date and time - shall try to be there for the function . and please also invite ambily the biggest jayan fan i know from trivandrum
i salute the professional in jayan , his dedication to the craft and his penchant for perfection … sadly it cost him his life and a promising actor for malayalam cinema . neverthless , he will be remembered for a long time to come .
yessunil , it was a loss in november…a great loss to the cine world… . he would have made his niche in indian cinema . . but his dedication cost him so dear . who can forget an actor of his calibre ? i really replace the actors and place jayan in many international films…it would different if jayan acted in those flims… . . he was blessed with a lot of talents…a macho man with good voice , dancing skill , and acting that got polished after every film…
he truly would be . i personally feel he was the first “youth icon” of malayalam cinema , will ever connotation that comes with it and left in a blaze of glory . precisely the reason , why i think jayan endures across timelines . thanks , cinematters
who can forget jayan sitting on a piano chair and singing january raavil . . from the movie anjali . . although he is the main villain of that film . . it was easily one of the ( i’d say the best ) performance of jayan in a song sequence… i still remeber the smile… the expression on his face while singing that song . . i always find time to watch that song at least once in a day
dear mr gopalakrishnan , can you please give me the song “january ravil ” from the film anjali released in 1977 . or if possible please broadcast it in this site .
if any actor come close to jayan in indian cinema in phisical strature or size , or fights and dance it is chiranjeeve in 90’s afterwards . any way he is not good looking like jayan . but one this sure , if some body watched jayan 2 dance and 2 stunt scene in garjanam knows that what he had in stock . any way jayan was still young in many of us . and by the way he is the only exportable actor ever we had in malayalam cinema so far . \ 9i mean he is capable to give a hit in tamil / teleughu / kannada / hindi his own if he had more time with us .
hai , i had seen garjanam , but at that time ( 1981 ) i was only 6 years . but in my dull memory i can remember one stunt scene and a dance scene - thamburatti nin kottarathil - performed by the greatest superstar jayan . i think garjanam was a flop because no one can even imagine rajinikanth in the place of jayan .
he was ( still . . ) an international level star…tried to see the dance scene in garjanam once more . . but … . . nobody can replace the legend jayan… . a loss forever in malayalam cinema…jayan lives
he truly was , and will always remain that ramanath . thanks for writing in , regards , cinematters
irumbazikal , nayattu , kolilakkam , deepam , manushyamrugam , angadi , meen were excellent movies of jayan .
padayani was produced by sukumaran…under the banner of” indraraj” creations . . names after indrajith and you know who . .
one of jayan’s best performances was in the remake of thappu thalangal , starring rajini . it was a tough act to follow , as rajini himself had surprised everyone with his searing portrayal of a reformed hooligan in love with a prostitute .
i’d also rate his only tamil film appearance in mahendran’s poottatha poottukkal among his best . here was a mallu superstar playing an impotent man in a tamil arthouse film . now that required guts .
it’s wonderful that he’s rememebered for lines like daridravaside idi… . kollamalloda…but sad that people forget everything else he did .
hello cram ! what a wonderful surprise , this is 🙂 your youtube channel has always been a source of delight and sheer nostalgia . ti think i have ‘borrowed’ quite a few from your channel here at omc . glad that you could relate to jayan’s life and times . i thought hard at the time of writing whether to mention in detail about poottaatha poottukal , but then again thought of keeping it for a separate post . glad that your insights are here . 🙂 and the remake of thappu thaalangal is news to me . i haven’t watched thappu thaalangal , and now that you have said it , have already deputed someone to hunt it down in chennai . what was it named in malayalam ? have i missed it ? thanks so much again . . regards . . cinematters
hey . . that jayan acted in a tamil movie is news to me…and could you tell us more about the rajni movie remake . a coupel of days back i saw an article in vellinakshtram about an effort of a jayan devotee to find out the print of the movie jayan was working on ( along with kolilakkam ) . the effort ended in a failure . i think the working title of the movie was pancha pandavar . only gave a casual glance to the said article . will try to read the same again , and give further details with details of the jayan devotee ,
hi kannan , thank you for that . also saw the images from my post being shared as an album on the jayan love you all facebook account . i presume it is common courtesy to atleast credit the source of your content before you display it in your account . i have seen content from this blog shamelessly passed off as others’ own , including images lifted off the web and again repopulated with their site watermark . this very same blog post that you have lifted off the images also have two images that i have taken from the urltoken with due credit and courtesy accorded , and i don’t think i have lost anything in the process . the least you could do , and i presume you are in charge of that website which has not been updated since the time it went live , replete with spelling mistakes and disjointed grammar . have send in a friend request to the facebook account so that i could access “all the details” . regards . . cinematters
c . v . hariharan directed “garjanam” and already two stunts and two songs scences of jayan were shooted and after one week jayan was died . then this movies was completed by rajanikanth the tamil superstar . the two stunts and songs were reshooted again . the co - cast were ravikumar , balan . k . nair . madhavi , geetha etc… . this film was realeased in 1981 and was a hit movie . in all theatre wherever this movie was played , jayan’s two songs and stunts were shown as an introduction . the tamil remake of this movie is named as “garjanai” is available online .
dear reji , thank you for that wonderful piece of trivia . am sure movie fans would have rushed in just to watch the intro reels you mentioned than the actual movie 🙂 will need to look out for a copy of this now . my list is growing far too long…thanks . . cinematters
dear narayan , jayan has acted in a tamil movie”poottatha poottukal” released in 1980 . the movie is available in youtube . please watch .
the dance scene in garjanam was super and b’ful . but it seems those reels are missing now . . it is a loss . . if . anyone can get it from archives or any reliable source it would be great……
the remake of thappu thaalangal in malayalam was named ‘ kazhukan’ . the actress was subha . apart from jayan , the film also featured sukumaran .
is this the same cramsingapore from youtube ? ? i an your fan . . sibi
will require a leap of faith for me to appreciate jayan as an actor . from whatever little i have seen ( and i confess to have seen very little ) , it’s difficult for me to imagine as an actor who will be remembered even after years ( not the caricatured version ) . maybe over a period of time , if he would have acted in movies that we cannot forget , he could have staked a claim but otherwise , for me , he’s just an actor who sparked briefly as an action icon who may have not sustained his popularity over a larger period of time , unless he managed to re - invent himself .
what if jayan were alive… . ? ? ? ? i dont think he would have lasted as an action hero . rememeber what happened to ravikumar and and sathar . they sort of fizzled out . ( so too did lover boys ragahavan , jose sudheer , ravi menon , rajkumar , shahnavas , rajkumar , shankar , ratheesh et al ) . he might have had to reinvent himself as ( cochin haneef and janardhanan did and more recently what bheeman raghu is doing ) . malayaleess welecomed only the original jayan . jayan cronies and jayan wannabes were given the clean goby . ajayan - jayan’s real life brother and bheeman raghu ( who blindly follws the jayan trail in rajavembala ) all couldnt make a mark . i think if jayan were alive today he might have graduated to those sort of roles which soman and sukumaran took in the later stages of their career .
hi narayanji , i too do not for a moment believe that he would have lasted as an action hero . and its not that he couldn’t act . its just that his significant faculties were more ore less drowned out in the ‘loudness’ that was being expected of him . his early films have some great examples of what was possible with him with a great screenplay and an able director . agree with you on the ‘organic evolution’ that he would have gladly embraced . and it would have been a reality too . as far as kolilakkam ii is concerned , i can only smile bemusedly at the stupidity of the moneybags who nodded to the project : ) . . regards . . cinematters
kolilakkam - 11 ? ? we still cherish the jayan moments in each and every frame… . . jayan is jayan… . it is impossible to imagine somebody lives up to that caliber……the great loss ! ! let it be a loss for ever… !
japan would have lasted till late 80’s as a star with all plum projects going to him . mohanlal would have risen still but not mamooty . imagine thusharam , athirathram etc with jayan in the lead . rajavinthe magan with him as vincent gomez and lal as the villain 😍 .
he’s not someone i’ve grown up watching 🙂 but i have watched his movies sitting along with my grandmother in my childhood . a very talented actor he was indeed in that small time that he spent in malayalam cinema .
nice blog . . was just browsing through at indiblogger randomly , and came across it . will come by again some time when free . thank you 🙂
hi leo , thank you for writing in . isn’t watching his movies in your childhood , in your wonder years , essentially the same ? 🙂 hope to see more of you in these parts . . thanks . . cinematters
dear sibi , absolutely agree . and there is something else that has always intrigued me . how would two generations from now see jayan ? what would he represent to them of malayalam cinema ? the current generations alive are the ones who knew him by virtue of belonging to the same or being around along with him , growing up on his movies . to my nephew , jayan , “our action man” always brings a puzzling smile . he has been weaned on the best in action cuts there is , from around the world – jackie chan , jet li are some of his ‘standards . ” when i put on the kolilakkam dvd and start waxing eloquently , he asks with puzzlement writ all over . ” this was action to you ? ” i look for a place to hide . thanks . . cinematters
i dint know these were remade from other language movies . . well but who cares . . jayan was in it . . i saw all my jayan movies from kazhakootam mahadeva , krishna ( now new krishnadts , earlier krishna olappura ) , and vetturoad sreekala . the only one i went to town to watch was chandrahasam in newtheaters . angadi was the biggest hit .
i am too young to have seen or appreciated jayan movies in the theatre . i noticed his movies only during my school days when jayan impersonations were quite a rage… and of course his dialogue “may be we are poor , coolies , trolley pullers… . ” classic ! 🙂
dear vinjk , it sure was . what most seem to forget is the fact that , he was faithfully expressing in those words , what any fairly educated trolley - puller / daily wages laborer would , in english . thats all there is to it . . imho . . regards . . cinematters
woosh ! you brought back great memories ! angadi , i still remember the ceetees in the theatre following jayan’s dialogue in angadi . sarapanjaram ( i was too young to comprehend the whole movie , but watched it nevertheless ) , puthiya velicham — the list goes on .
hi anu , the seetees never stopped 🙂 about the list , i was looking out for movies remade from other languages , exclusively for jayan 🙂 thanks . . cinematters
the movie nayattu is a remake of amitabh bachchan’s janjeer . so is puthiya velicham – a remake of phool aur pathar acted by dharmendra .
hi prakash , thank you for writing in . i believe i have mentioned these in my list in the post . . regards . . cinematters
is kolilakkam a remake of waqt - barring the story of brothers lost in childhood - finding each other as adults there is no similarity b / w these two movies . the tale of lost brothers has been the subject of yaadon ki baarat , amar akbar anthony ( john jaffer janardhan in malayalam ) and another movie with mammootty , mohanlal and devan in the lead - forgot the name of the movie . .
agree with you on that , on hindsight . the lost - and - found theme has been done to death ( my favorite has been kamal’s vengeful spoof on this – michael madan kamarajan – he is reportedly said that after this , no one should ever think of reusing this theme again in indian cinema 😀 what a screwball ride it was ! ) . i watched waqt again last night and yes , other than the premise there ain’t much to compare it with waqt . mammootty , mohanla and devan ? hmmmm . . need to check . . cinematters
did a check on the movie starring devan , mammootty and mohanlal . the movie is padayani a direct remake of yaadon ki baarat . actor indrajith played the yong mohanlal in the said movie .
enter your email address to subscribe to old malayalam cinema and receive notifications of new posts by email .
old malayalam cinema by cinematters is licensed under a creative commons attribution - noncommercial - sharealike 3 . 0 unported license .
@ jeswin _ jj can ' t seem to recall offhand . let me ask around too . will get back to you . thank you @ jeswin _ jj 9 months ago
the times , are a - changing ! and , delightfully how . # malayalamcinema # malayalamfilmindustry urltoken 9 months ago
heartwrenching ! if true , quite a legacy v leave fr our future cinephiles . @ sloganmurugan @ nfaiofficial # indiancinema urltoken 10 months ago
@ vishnu _ somebody just saw dis @ vishnu _ somebody bn out o d a circuit f r a while . thank u for them kind words . : ) tht… urltoken 10 months ago
privacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy
please help by adding reliable sources . contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately , especially if potentially libelous or harmful .
thampi was introduced to the malayalam film industry in 1966 by p . subramaniam as a lyricist in the film kaattumallika . he has produced 22 films , directed 29 , and written scripts for 78 films in malayalam besides writing thousands of songs . he is also the author of the well - known literary work prem nazir enna prema ganam . his film kanakkum kavitayum won the national award while his films gaanam and mohiniyattam won state awards . [ 2 ]
thampi is widely known as
hrudaya ragangaluday kavi
( poet of love songs ) , as the majority of his songs invoke romantic moods . he is known for his obstinate and uncompromising attitude to his work and strives to make his songs blend with the scene .
thampi has written four novels ( kakkathampuraatti , kuttanad , kadalum karalum and njanoru kadha parayam ) and collections of poems engineerayuday veena , neelathaamara , en makan karayumpol , sheershakamillatha kavithakal , achante chumbanam and ammakkoru tharaattu ) . his collection of selected songs , titled hridaya sarassu , had three editions in two years .
thampi was born in haripad , alappuzha district , on 16 march 1940 to kalarikkal krishna pillai ( from thonnackad near mavelikara ) and karimpalayathu bhavaniamma thangachi ( related to haripattu koikkal , the royal house ) . [ 3 ] he completed his schooling from haripad government school . he is a civil engineer by education graduated from govt . engineering college , thrissur . [ 4 ]
his siblings are the renowned novelist late p . vasudevan thampi [ 5 ] who wrote novels like sreekrishnaparinthu ( which became a hit malayalam film ) , advocate p . gopalakrishnan thampi , the former director general of prosecutions ( kerala ) , thulasi gopinath and prasannavadanan thampi , former vice president of oracle financial systems software ltd . [ 6 ] thampi is married to raji ; they have a son ( rajkumaran ) and a daughter ( kavitha ) . his wife and daughter have also dabbled in the arts . [ 7 ] his son , rajkumaran ( also known as raj aditya ) was an erstwhile associate of priyadarshan and later directed some movies in the telugu film industry , until his death in secundarabad in march 2009 . [ 8 ]


hysteria is a 2011 british period romantic comedy film directed by tanya wexler .

it stars hugh dancy and maggie gyllenhaal , with felicity jones , jonathan pryce , and rupert everett appearing in key supporting roles .

the film , set in the victorian era , shows how the medical management of hysteria led to the invention of the vibrator .

the film 's title refers to the once-common medical diagnosis of female hysteria .

hysteria ( 2011 film )

film review – a dangerous method . directed by david cronenberg , sony pictures 2011
for all of our coverage of the 2011 toronto international film festival , click here . also , here are links to all of my tiff 2011 reviews so far :
madonna is seen at the ‘w . e . ’ press conference during the 2011 toronto international film festival held at tiff bell lightbox in toronto on september 12 , 2011
rupert everett attends the ' hysteria ' cocktail at minerva hotel on october 28 , 2011 . . .
atmosphere during the ' hysteria ' cocktail at minerva hotel on october 28 , 2011 in . . .
film review – a dangerous method . directed by david cronenberg , sony pictures 2011 – h - madness
atmosphere during the ' hysteria ' cocktail at minerva hotel on october 28 , 2011 in rome , italy .
rupert everett attends the ' hysteria ' cocktail at minerva hotel on october 28 , 2011 in rome , italy .
director tanya wexler attends the
hysteria
cocktail at minerva hotel on october 28 , 2011 in rome , italy .
director tanya wexler attends the ' hysteria ' cocktail at minerva hotel on october 28 , 2011 in rome , italy .
rupert everett and tanya wexler attend the ' hysteria ' cocktail at minerva hotel on october 28 , 2011 in rome , italy .
asti hustvedt , medical muses : hysteria in nineteenth - century paris , 1st ed . ( new york : w . w . norton & co . , 2011 ) .
hysteria never gets too preachy or ponderous , and there ' s something in the film to educate even the most learned viewer .
things unspeakable : theatre after 1945 . an international , interdisciplinary conference on theatre and human rights . 7 - 9 october 2011
an estimated 9 million syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of civil war in march 2011 . that number is still rising .
though it seems absurdly comical , hysteria ' s characterisation of hysteria and vibration therapy is reasonably accurate . and yet , like a doctor with repetitive strain injury in his wrist , the film doesn ' t quite satisfy .
students from the department of theatre , film and television are gearing up for a brand new annual film festival to celebrate and champion their work .
room for debate : barack obama and the psychology of the birther myth discussion of the “birther” myth , recognizing echoes of mccarthyism ( 2011 ) .
the betwitching power of lies another review of the film version ( 1996 ) .
bfi flare : lgbtq + film festival 2018 -
the hap . . .
a masterclass with david g . croft from the national film and television school .
bogousslavsky j . sigmund freud ' s evolution from neurology to psychiatry : evidence from his la salpêtrière library . neurology . 2011 ; 77 : 1391 - 1394 .
“we are thrilled to honor hysteria , its cast , director and producers with our highest accolade celebrating independent film and look forward to supporting their efforts as they bring the film to audiences around the world , ” said robin bronk , ceo of the creative coalition .
as a sex - education comedy ,
hysteria
is flaccid , forced and unfunny .
director tanya wexler attends the ' hysteria ' cocktail at minerva hotel on october . . .
the olivier award - winning actor oliver ford davies is a professional associate of the department of theatre , film and television at the university of york and gave the 2011 cantor modern art lecture at the university on did gertrude know ? some problems in performing shakespeare .
première film screening of the department of theatre , film and television ' s first staff - directed stage production : thomas middleton ' s ' a mad world , my masters ' .
rupert everett and tanya wexler attend the ' hysteria ' cocktail at minerva hotel on . . .
radford b . strange history : mass hysteria through the years . urltoken accessed february 6 , 2012 .
the next university - wide postgraduate open day will take place on wednesday 7 december 2011 . booking is essential . the will be opportunities to tour the department and meet with members of staff .
eight extraordinary films made by our ftp students showcased at the aesthetica short film festival on big screen .
pip piper and neil hillman will be discussing the production of their latest film , last shop standing .
rajinikanth ' s daughter aishwarya is director and hassan ' s daughter shruti is acting in the film .
it ' s the writing that sinks hysteria , and there ' s no machine that can alleviate that .
wessely s . mass hysteria : two syndromes ? psychol med . 1987 ; 17 : 109 - 120 .
in both 19th century set movies involving 1800s medicine in england that actor jonathan pryce has starred in , the doctor and the devils ( 1985 ) and hysteria ( 2011 ) , pryce plays a character who is first - named ' robert ' in both , portraying robert fallon and dr . robert dalrymple respectively .
the demons of salem , with us still article on the journey from play to film ( 1996 ) .
hysteria has an amusing subject but its winking , vaguely sarcastic tone doesn ' t do the movie any favors .
the problem with
hysteria
is that it keeps patting itself and us on the back for knowing better .
rupert everett , left , hugh dancy and maggie gyllenhaal in “hysteria , ” about the development of the vibrator .
the king ' s speech starring colin firth is showing at city screen from 7 january 2011 . on thursday 27 january after the 20 : 20 showing of the film there will be a discussion on actors playing real people . * * * nb note change of date from the 20th to the 27th ! * * *
hysteria isn ' t hysterical , but it ' s a light - hearted romp that will create its own buzz .
york’s own alumnus gives a unique insight into both journalism’s place in cinema and women’s place in the film industry .
the song has been composed for an upcoming tamil film called 3 , directed by dhanush ' s wife aishwarya .
tickle my fancy , sir . . . sheridan smith and hugh dancy in hysteria . photograph : sony pictures classics / allstar
audrey hepburn ' s 1961 film has inspired controversy over its treatment of asians . ( paramount pictures / courtesy ever )
toronto – the 36th toronto international film festival announced its award recipients at a reception at the four seasons hotel today .
a tamil film song in broken english has gone viral on the internet and has kicked up a storm in india .
this delightful british comedy about the invention of the first vibrator in the medical treatment of female hysteria in the victorian era is a very funny film that benefits from an elegant dialogue , a sharp cast and a perfect chemistry between dancy and gyllenhaal .
tanya ronder ' s olivier nominated adaptation of dbc pierre ' s prize - winning novel , vernon god little is a irreverent , dark comedy which premiered at the young vic in 2007 and was revived due to popular demand in 2011 .
boss lp . epidemic hysteria : a review of the published literature . epidemiol rev . 1997 ; 19 : 233 - 243 .
mendelson s . conversion disorder and mass hysteria . huffington post . february 1 , 2012 . urltoken accessed april 3 , 2012 .
if winocour’s film is a conventional costume drama , monod and valtat’s film is explicitly self - referential in its scripting and cinematography . because the film is neither subtitled , nor available ( yet ) on publicly released dvd , it is not well suited to classroom use . but it will definitely be rewarding to specialists and motivated students who might want to track it down .
prior to our q & a ; with director and screenwriter kate shenton , see an exclusive preview of her latest film .
unfortunately , the masterclass with peter dale from the national film and television school had to be rescheduled for the autumn term .
the tucson witch hunt column by charles m . blow on the “full - fledged witch hunt to link the shooter to the right” in the aftermath of the attempted assassination of representative gabrielle giffords , with references to “the crucible” ( 2011 ) .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
i’ve always been baffled by genre labels , and after watching hysteria i realize i no longer know the difference between comedy and tragedy . the best tragedies often contain comic elements , and the best comedies almost always have genuinely tragic elements ( as hysteria certainly does ) .
catonne jp . [ hippocratic concept of hysteria ] . ann med psychol ( paris ) . 1992 ; 150 : 705 - 719 .
the 2011 toronto international film festival has come to a close . we covered the hell out of it and we’ve got loads of interviews still to post . today , tiff announced the winners in three award categories for canadian films and the winners of the cadillac people’s choice awards . nathan morlando’s crime drama edwin boyd ( pictured above ) won best canadian first feature film , philippe falardeau’s monsieur lazhar picked up the award for best canadian feature film , and ian harnarine’ doubles with slight pepper was awarded best canadian short film . as for the cadillac people’s choice awards , nadine labaki’s where do we go now ? won the top prize , jon shenk’s the island president won in the documentary category , and gareth evans’ the raid picked up the award for the cadillac people’s choice midnight madness award .
“hysteria” is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . it is a sustained sexual joke with many feigned orgasms .
despite its titillating subject matter , hysteria is only mildly stimulating ( . . . ) rating : ★★½ ( out of four )
now in its fifth year , the luma film festival was created by university of york students to champion the work of budding filmmakers .
evan williams , distinguished reporter and film maker , will be joining us for an informal lecture and question - and - answer session .
but it’s impossible to get mad at wexler’s film . it’s such a simple and good - natured movie that any animosity rolls away and the worst it can do is cause you to roll your eyes . getting angry at hysteria would be like getting angry at a pop tart .
director tanya wexler plays things broadly at times , but
hysteria
has good fun with history while coming off far more wholesome than salacious .
an evening of performances from staff and students of the department of theatre , film and television celebrating the career of playwright , alan ayckbourn .
the film 3 is itself much anticipated as it brings together the daughters of one - time rivals and now friends rajinikanth and kamal hassan .
sigmund freud ( 1856 - 1939 ) was one of the first clinicians to use the term
conversion hysteria
and proposed the mechanism of psychological trauma
converting
into a somatic symptom . [ 2 ] freud ' s book collection reflects his interest in hysteria . a review of freud ' s personal library of 3725 books revealed 125 french medical books published before 1900 . of these , the largest number is devoted to hysteria and hypnotism . [ 5 ] freud clearly distinguished between symptoms caused by malingering ( conscious ) and conversion hysteria ( unconscious ) . [ 6 ] photo courtesy of wikimedia
this one - day conference , organised by the mecetes project with the financial support of hera , the centre for digital heritage and department of theatre film and television , university of york , brings together some of europe’s leading film and television scholars to discuss historical drama in contemporary europe .
kinetz e . is hysteria real ? brain images say yes . new york times . september 26 , 2006 . urltoken accessed april 3 , 2012 .
following an exclusive screening of her latest film , director , screenwriter and york alumnus kate shenton gives a q & a ; on her career .
with his latest film , ' stockholm my love ' , starring actor , singer and songwriter neneh cherry , acclaimed documentarian mark cousins moves into fiction with an intriguing film , perhaps best described as a city symphony . don ` t miss this very special final masterclass in the summer term !
according to one expert , mass hysteria may be divided into 2 types : anxiety symptoms that are usually short - lived ( typically 1 day ) , and motor symptoms that may persist for weeks to months . [ 21 ] mass hysteria appears to result from environmental factors such as social and cultural stressors that create anxiety . [ 7 ] susceptibility to mass hysteria has not been consistently associated with any specific personality or intelligence profile , although female gender is a definite risk factor . one theory suggests that mass hysteria is a
social phenomenon involving otherwise healthy people .
[ 1 ] photo courtesy of thinkstock / getty images
the skyy vodka award for best canadian first feature film the skyy vodka award for best canadian first feature film goes to nathan morlando for edwin boyd . the jury remarked : “the skyy vodka award for best first canadian feature goes to a film that sets a tone , stays with it , and shows you what it is to be a soldier returning from war only to find that the world has no place for you . this is a film that puts a human face on a canadian myth . ” generously supported by skyy vodka , the award carries a cash prize of $ 15 , 000 .
however , the true standout of the film isn’t a woman or an electrical device , but a bearded man with glasses . sporting an accent unlike his own you’d be hard - pressed to know it’s him if you hadn’t read the credits , but rupert everett as edmund st . john - smythe delivers the largest amount of entertainment over the film’s duration . to my knowledge this is a completely made - up character , deserving a film of his own .
a presentation and debate on the cultural impact of film and its relevance to our lives . the panel includes sally joynson , ceo screen yorkshire ; estelle morris , former secretary of state for education and skills and minister for the arts ; and andy harries , ceo left bank pictures and film and tv producer
reading the reviews of many of my colleagues ( especially many of my male colleagues ) , i fear that hysteria is another case of the dread phenomenon : when bad marketing happens to good movies . when i saw hysteria , without any marketing hype , i saw one of the best films of 2012 . did you ?
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
giving a career retrospective on his work as well as where he will go from here , cinematographer laurie rose offers a unique perspective into the film industry .
lee yt , tsai sj . the mirror neuron system may play a role in the pathogenesis of mass hysteria . med hypotheses . 2010 ; 74 : 244 - 245 .
tanya wexler’s new film hysteria is a marvel of “loose / tight” properties . on the one hand , it’s tremendously funny . i giggled my way through most of it , periodically erupting into belly laughs . on the other hand , i was always laughing through my tears , perfectly aware of the fact that most of the scenes i was watching couldn’t be more serious . how did wexler manage it ? i don’t know , but my first hysteria screening delighted me and i left the theatre eager to see it again .
“tally ho ! ” shouts a flushed patient while her doctor applies manual stimulation in “hysteria , ” tanya wexler’s silly , featherweight comedy about the invention of the electric vibrator . another woman spontaneously bursts into the “sempre libera” aria from “la traviata . ” these treatments for “hysteria” take place in a special chair in which small velvet curtains obscure the patient’s genitalia .
the department of theatre , film and television is delighted to welcome the theatre and performance research association ( tapra ) for the performer training working group ' s interim event .
all three canadian awards below were selected by a jury of film professionals . the feature film jury consists of actor liane balaban ( one week , up in cottage country ) ; director sturla gunnarsson ( force of nature ) ; journalist / producer denis séguin ( how to start your own country ) ; and producer gabriella martinelli ( capri films ) . the short film jury members are sundance programmer jon korn ; filmmaker and artist srinivas krishna ( my name is raj installation ) ; and hot docs programming manager karina rotenstein .
movie review : the crucible ( 1996 ) review of the 1996 film version of the play starring daniel day - lewis and winona ryder ( 1996 ) . includes a clip .
to that point , st . john - smythe is really the only bit of comical relief . there are a few moments where mortimer’s hand needs continued icing due to the overwhelming number of “patients” he must service on a daily basis , but beyond that , hysteria is more of a sweet little film with a sexually charged sales pitch . at only 95 minutes it seems a little long as the vibrator storyline slowly becomes secondary to the film’s actual purpose , but it’s satisfying enough to warrant a weekend video rental or perhaps even a matinee .
georges didi - huberman and j . m . charcot , invention of hysteria : charcot and the photographic iconography of the salpêtrière ( cambridge , mass . : mit press , 2003 ) .
in honoring hysteria , the creative coalition spotlights a movie that is an outstanding example of the art and craft of independent filmmaking , and that highlights a story of social , economic and political shifts in human culture . the film was directed by tanya wexler , produced by judy cairo , tracey becker and sarah curtis , and written by stephen dyer and jonah lisa dyer .
the university of york department of theatre , film & television presents comedy double bill : george dandin by molière and the suitors by jean racine translated by ranjit bolt and richard wilbur .
the department of theatre , film and television would like to invite you to the second performance of steven berkoff ' s the trial , created and performed by our third year students .
censorship in the age of anything goes ; for artistic freedom , it’s not the worst of times article examining censorship in hollywood from the film code to mccarthy to today ( 1998 ) .
rather than censoring the film , organizers should press for the conservatory to use its programming resources to provide a platform for asian americans to comment on it , critique it and satirize it .
a digital exhibition and screening to showcase the research of the enhancing audio description project into how sound design techniques can be used to rethink accessibility to film and television for visually impaired audiences .
award for best canadian short film the award for best canadian short film goes to ian harnarine for doubles with slight pepper . the jury remarked : “through the humble but moving story of a family in crisis , this film expresses truths that resonate in canada and around the world . it is the debut of an exciting new voice from whom we hope to see a great deal more . ” the award offers a $ 10 , 000 cash prize . honourable mentions go to mathieu tremblay ’s of events ( d’aléas ) and ryan flowers and lisa pham ’s no words came down .
so here is the set - up : an idealistic innocent is at the crossroads , and sooner or later , he will have to choose . but don’t be fooled by the gift - wrapped ending . women’s suffrage ? settlement houses ? these elements aren’t “fluff , ” they’re essential to the success of hysteria . tanya wexler trusts us to both enjoy her film and understand its depth of content .
georges didi - huberman’s the invention of hysteria is another possible pairing . [ 8 ] while drawing extensively on the iconographie and charcot’s writings , didi - huberman’s text is less narrative than hustvedt’s and more interested in understanding the various technologies , at once psychic and material , that “produced” hysteria at the salpétrière . as an art critic and historian , didi - huberman focuses his attention on the role of photography in charcot’s project . this question of visual technology and indeed the protocinematic character of the salpêtrière’s iconography is , however , largely absent from winocour’s film . while it explicitly cites many of the famous images of augustine , photography is marginal to the film’s story . ( indeed , it mistakenly suggests that photographs were taken during charcot’s lectures , when they were in fact produced in a studio . )
about tiff tiff is a charitable cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film . an international leader in film culture , tiff projects include the annual toronto international film festival in september ; tiff bell lightbox , which features five cinemas , major exhibitions , and learning and entertainment facilities ; and innovative national distribution program film circuit . the organization generates an annual economic impact of $ 170 million cad . tiff bell lightbox is generously supported by contributors including founding sponsor bell , the province of ontario , the government of canada , the city of toronto , the reitman family ( ivan reitman , agi mandel and susan michaels ) , the daniels corporation , major sponsor and official bank rbc , major sponsor blackberry and visa† . for more information , visit tiff . net .
the department of theatre , film and television would like to invite you to the second performance of steven berkoff ' s ( after kafka ) metamorphosis , created and performed by our third year students .
the department of theatre , film and television would like to invite you to the first performance of steven berkoff ' s ( after kafka ) metamorphosis , created and performed by our third year students .
tanya wexler’s hysteria is a silly little historical comedy and there’s nothing wrong with that . the film is about the creation of the vibrator or as the opening title card tells us “the following is based on true events . really . ” going into hysteria , i was initially worried that there might be an unsettling subtext implying the only way women can get over their problems is through sexual relief and they owe it all to ingenious men . thankfully , that turned out not to be the case , although there’s not much case at all other than to make the audience chuckle at citizens in victorian england having orgasms and misunderstanding sex . hysteria goes a little overboard at times with its self - aware pronouncements and unrealistic characters , but it is inarguably the best movie you’ll see all year featuring jonathan pryce fingerblasting an old lady .
chen cs , yen cf , lin hf , yang p . mass hysteria and perceptions of the supernatural among adolescent girl students in taiwan . j nerv ment dis . 2003 ; 191 : 122 - 123 .
stone j , hewett r , carson a , warlow c , sharpe m . the ' disappearance ' of hysteria : historical mystery or illusion ? jr soc med . 2008 ; 101 : 12 - 18 .
clive owen , tom felton , george mackay , and devon terrell have joined the cast of daisy ridley ’s romantic tragedy “ ophelia . ” producer and covert media ceo paul hanson made the announcement tuesday . the film begins principle photography later this month on location in prague with claire mccarthy directing . “ ophelia ” is based on the novel by lisa klein and adapted for the screen by semi chellas ( “ mad men , ” “ the eleventh hour ” ) . covert media is financing the feature and producing with daniel bobker and ehren kruger ( “ the brothers grimm ” ) and sarah curtis ( “ hysteria ” ) . executive producers include covert’s elissa friedman and media content capital’s sasha shapiro and anton lessine ( “ fading gigolo ” ) . covert is handling international rights to the film , which will be sold at the cannes film festival . caa , which packaged and arranged the financing , represents the film’s u . s . rights . related ‘ star wars : the last jedi ’ poster with daisy ridley ,
' hysteria ' won ' t rock your world , but it ' s a perfectly good stand - in until something better comes along ( . . . ) rating : ★★★ ( out of five )
gilson f . [ hysteria according to charcot . the rise and disappearance of the ' nervous disorder of the century ' ; a medical historical study ] . tijdschr psychiatr . 2010 ; 52 : 813 - 823 .
the city of toronto award for best canadian feature film goes to philippe falardeau for monsieur lazhar . the jury remarked : “very rarely does a film come along that does everything perfectly . at the end of this movie , my jury members looked at each other , with tears in our eyes . we came to a unanimous decision : the city of toronto award for best canadian feature goes to a film that explores loss , exile , and the truths we tell our children : philippe falardeau’s monsieur lazhar . ” generously sponsored by the city of toronto , the award carries a cash prize of $ 30 , 000 .
wednesday 2 february , at 5 . 30 p . m . , in the the theatre : tftv welcomes rosemary squire ( co - founder of the ambassador theatre group , and recently voted no 1 in ' the stage ' top 100 list for 2011 ) to discuss her career and the work of the ambassador theatre group , the uk ' s largest theatre owners and producers . all are welcome .
for a recent effort to address these questions with respect to charcot , freud , and a number of their contemporaries , see : m . brady brower , “science , seduction , and the lure of reality in third republic france , ” history of the present 1 , no . 2 ( 2011 ) . jan goldstein’s presentation of the earlier case of nanette leroux through a simultaneously foucauldian and freudian lens is similarly provocative . jan goldstein , alexandre - jacques - francois bertrand , and charles - humbert - antoine despine , hysteria complicated by ecstasy : the case of nanette leroux ( princeton : princeton university press , 2010 ) .
city room : a new look at an old quarrel over “waterfront” post investigating the question of whether elia kazan and budd schulberg made the classic 1954 film “on the waterfront” to justify their naming former communist associates .
the department of theatre , film and television would like to invite you to performances of steven berkoff ' s ( after kafka ) the trial and metamorphosis . these are created and performed by our third year students .
many conditions – mass hysteria included – manifest within specific cultures and / or geographic regions . the neurobiological pathophysiology of mass hysteria is unknown , but the recently described mirror neuron system has been proposed as a possible contributing factor , in which neurons associated with a particular action or behavior fire when someone witnesses that action or behavior . [ 8 ] mass hysteria – which typically occurs in relatively closed communities [ 9 , 11 ] – may be an extreme example of emotional contagion , the phenomenon whereby people tend to share the emotions of those around them . [ 8 ] seventy such outbreaks were identified worldwide between 1973 and 1993 alone . [ 1 ] photo courtesy of thinkstock / getty images
the department of theatre , film and television is currently welcoming proposals from postgraduate students for our annual postgraduate symposium . this symposium aims to explore reality , imagination , metafiction , and hyperreality in the creative and visual arts .
hustvedt’s chapter on augustine provides an extended discussion of one of the factual details that is notably absent from winocour’s film : the sexual assaults she suffered at the hands of an employer with whom she was placed by her mother at age thirteen . the details of her rape feature in the iconographie and are summarized by hustvedt as an implicit , if not explicit , traumatic cause of the attacks that she soon after began to suffer . [ 7 ] in winocour’s film , by contrast , the proximate cause or trigger for augustine’s episodes feature in the opening scene : the sight of crabs , trapped in a pot of boiling water , struggling for their lives . ( the animal motif persists throughout the film , with the monkey’s presence and charcot’s reference in his final lecture to the difficulty of performing experiments on “animals . ” in her interview , winocour repeatedly describes charcot’s patients as having been treated like “guinea pigs . ” ) the film does not , however , treat this history of sexual abuse and it has augustine enter the salpêtrière at age nineteen , while , in fact , she was fourteen when she began her stay . these changes and omissions obviously complicate the film’s narrative . they make the already troubling character of charcot and augustine’s erotic relationship even more disturbing . they unsettle the film’s account of how augustine achieves ( sexual ) liberation .
hysteria gets an additional jolt at this time with the introduction of dalrymple’s daughters — the well - spoken daddy’s girl emily ( felicity jones ) and the roguish go - getter charlotte ( maggie gyllenhaal ) . as more and more women begin lining up for “treatment” of this so - called hysteria at the hands of mortimer granville , dalrymple is oblivious to the real reason his practice is so busy while at the same time trying to ensure a match between emily and mortimer .
a different kind of crucible that takes the politics of the play seriously and applies brechtian approaches to expose the mechanisms driving the hysteria . audiences can expect a different kind of crucible from the more naturalistic productions that usually grace the british stage .
this is where all the light comedy comes into play and the film handles it perfectly well . the plot is theme park history and shouldn’t be taken too seriously , but it’s impressive how much comedy a film can get out of having a proto - vibrator provide orgasms to women of the victorian age . there’s also a childish innocence to having sex so far removed from science that neither party feels any awkwardness from what today would be perceived as a bizarre practice .
7 - 9 october 2011 this three - day conference gathers artistic practitioners and academic researchers engaged in reflection upon these questions and in the creation of new approaches to theatre , performance and human rights . the conference features presentations on theatre and torture ; theatre and censorship ; discourses of the unspeakable ; theatres of the body and silence ; theatre , law and the unspeakable ; theatres of witness , war and genocide ; contemporary political theatre ; theatre after 9 / 11 .
this masterclass is primarily aimed at those interested in forging a career in vfx , but as jonathan rawlinson has a very long and distinguished history in film project development and production , anyone with an interest in working with story should consider attending .
the department of theatre , film and television would like to invite you and your guests to a graduation drinks and canapé reception on friday 20th january 2017 at 11 . 30am in the tftv department , after your degree ceremony has taken place .
episodes of mass hysteria often begin with one affected individual whose symptoms spread to others . lori brownell , from saratoga county , new york , was the first girl to demonstrate the tic - like symptoms in the le roy outbreak . an
index case ,
like lori , has been observed in more than half of reported cases of mass hysteria . [ 1 ] another example of apparent contagion of hysteria occurred in taiwan , where a reportedly popular student in the school developed difficulty breathing , swallowing , dizziness , fainting , and verbal outbursts , after which some of her teenage classmates reported similar symptoms . [ 17 ] neuropsychological testing revealed that interpersonal conflict , attribution to
evil forces ,
and neurotic traits were more common in those affected . [ 17 ]
after all , the film is being screened as part of a series called movies with a view . what would be more appropriate than using the opportunity to add more views to the discussion - combating image with image , and performance with performance ?
it was this baggage that jung carried with him to his first meeting with freud . the film shows jung arriving in vienna on march 3 , 1906 , but as jung scholar jay sherry has pointed out , this meeting actually took place in 1907 . the film , again in indirect psychoanalytic fashion , hints at jung’s own struggles with sexuality when it shows him at a dinner with an observant freud and a tableful of astonished dinner guests , heaping his plate with mounds of food and vigorously gulping it all down . the film seems to suggest that jung’s insistence to freud that psychoanalysis be a means of questing at mystical and eternal verities behind and beyond sexuality constituted unconscious denial of his own current and ongoing sexual needs , indulgences , and conflicts . the film even provides in this respect a diaboli ex machina in the figure of otto gross , a brilliant but unstable psychoanalyst freud had sent to jung for treatment who appalls but also tempts jung with his celebration of drug addiction and unrepressed sexuality .
all the while , set in london in the 1880s , an era of sexual repression with women’s rights at a minimum , the story begins to shift from being about mortimer and his subsequent afterthought of an invention and all the things charlotte stands for . this isn’t a problem , per se , but it turns the vibrator angle into a metaphorical gimmick within the film . fortunately , hysteria isn’t trying to be anything more than a passing and simple story so you forgive the fact it’s a glass half - empty .
when my parents came to the united states , one of the first things they did to commemorate their arrival in the glamorous city of new york was to go see a film that , in their minds , epitomized that glamour -
breakfast at tiffany ' s ,
starring the lovely audrey hepburn at the peak of her popularity . even in asia , hepburn was an icon , and seeing her latest film in an american theater signified that they ' d arrived in the land of their dreams .
from 20 june to 22 june 2013 john marston’s the dutch courtesan will be staged at the department of theatre , film and television at the university of york . this is the latest in a continuing series of productions of plays from the early modern repertoire .
the economic resources consumed by episodes of mass hysteria may be considerable . for example , the new york state department of health conducted an investigation into the le roy incident while the school commissioned a separate report to rule out environmental toxins . some parents have been reluctant to accept the diagnosis , insisting on additional investigations . in 1998 , an episode of mass hysteria in a tennessee high school affected 186 students , teachers , and others and cost almost $ 100 , 000 in emergency care alone . [ 16 ] photo courtesy of thinkstock / getty images
i wish you could see hysteria the way i did ! as usual , i went in knowing nothing beyond some vague notion that the film i was about to see had something to do with the invention of the vibrator—certainly an intriguing concept—but that was it . i had no idea who the characters in the films would be or how their personal relationships would evolve . in particular , i was not expecting a “romcom” ( a romantic comedy ) , therefore i was in genuine suspense about who would end up with whom until the very end .
throughout this film , i couldn ' t help but think that hugh dancy reminded me of a cross between a younger hugh jackman and jake gyllenhaal ( which got a bit weird when he was kissing maggie ) . he is a very attractive specimen of the human race !
hit the jump for the full press release along with a list of all the films that were sold to distributors . keep in mind that just because a film didn’t sell during the festival , that doesn’t mean it won’t be picked up for distribution in the near future .
this event seeks to encourage a wide array of research interests and to incorporate interdisciplinary and multi - disciplinary approaches to the study of theatre , film and television . we are interested in receiving submissions from postgraduate students researching any and all aspects of the three disciplines and are open to presentations incorporating less traditional research methods , including demonstrations of practical and creative work . the research interests of our own students will form the core of the day’s discussions , but we are happy to incorporate high quality work on any aspect of theatre , film and television .
in victorian london , dr . mortimer granville , a young doctor struggles to establish himself . he is hired by dr . robert dalrymple who is renowned for treating women diagnosed with female hysteria using ' pelvic massage ' . hysteria was originally defined as a neurotic condition peculiar to women and thought to be caused by a dysfunction of the uterus . by the 19th century , hysteria came to be defined as a more generalized sexual dysfunction . mortimer devises various different methods of pelvic massage , undertaking various experiments in his quest . dr . granville sets about becoming an expert in the problem , seeking devices to remedy the problem . however , he develops carpal tunnel due to all the manual labor required in stimulation . his invention is the vibrator . dr . dalrymple ' s two daughters develop an interest in the young dr . granville , each attempting to woo him .
americano , always brando , the awakening , beauty , beloved , the day , elena , elles , free men , generation p , god bless america , goon , the hunter , hysteria , in my mother’s arms , the incident , into the abyss , killer joe , the lady , last days in jerusalem , life without principle , michael , the oranges , the raid , salmon fishing in the yemen , sarah palin –you betcha ! , shame , terraferma , this is not a film , trishna , wuthering heights , your sister’s sister , and you’re next .
charlotte is not the only 21st - century phenomenon in the film . the vibrator may be a useful invention , but the central conceit here , that an electrical gadget is a miraculous substitute for intimacy , is as ludicrous as the notion that cybersex is better than the real thing .
charcot , his assistants , and patients themselves regularly used mechanical ovarian compressors to stop and prevent attacks . the device and other technical details feature in alice winocour’s dramatic recreation of augustine’s life at the salpêtrière . in this rendering , charcot sadistically– and unsuccessfully– applies it in order to cure her of her paralysis . at various moments in the film , charcot traces hysterogenic zones on augustine’s naked body , prods her with prongs , pierces her arm with a long needle in order to test the extent of her anesthesia ( she lost all sense on the right side of her body ) . a scene that appears to recreate brouillet’s painting features augustine ( played by the pop star soko ) in a white bodice appearing before an audience of men . charcot ( played by vincent lindon ) presents her as suffering from “ovarian hysteria . ” when she is hypnotized before the assembled onlookers , augustine’s feathered hat quivers ( another detail drawn from the records of charcot’s performances ) . the attack then worsens and she falls to the floor in an orgasmic delirium . charcot may have denied the uterine origins of hysteria , but the film intimates here and throughout that there is something unmistakably sexual going on .
armando iannucci ' s credits span radio , film and television , and include the thick of it , in the loop , and veep , whose fourth hbo season begins in april 2015 . listen to a guardian podcast with iannucci and steve coogan in conversation on ' how to be funny .
the creative coalition created the spotlight initiative in 2008 as an integrated partnership that champions the art and craft of independent filmmaking by providing alternative marketing and public relations resources that allows the film’s message to reach beyond the movie screen through its outreach to leaders in business , entertainment , arts and policy .
charlotte also feels like over - compensation for the possible criticism that the storyline is too male - oriented and only uses women as objects for gentle sex comedy . it’s a reasonable defense , but charlotte is so overdone that it feels like she’s about one step away from burning her undergarments in protest . her modern attitude diminishes the credibility of her character and the world in which she lives . while i don’t think anyone will take hysteria as a meticulously - detailed representation of 1880s england , there’s a limit to how much a film can appeal to its audience’s modern - day sensibilities before that trick is worn out .
he created an invention that turned on half the world . good movie !
hysteria
is an exuberantly charming romantic comedy , yes , but it ' s also a surprisingly compelling depiction of a world in transition , when tradition was being challenged by progressive behaviors and technologies . whether the story is really entirely true or not as it claims or is just a tale of manners , sex and modern sensibilities i don ' t know . but it is attractive , light and jolly good fun . everything about hysteria from casting to the acting , the costumes , the scenery . . . you name it , all was top notch . in victorian london , dr . mortimer granville , a young doctor struggles to establish himself . he is hired by a doctor to investigate treatments for women diagnosed with female hysteria using ' pelvic massage ' . the doctor ' s two daughters develop an interest in the young dr . granville , each tempting to woo him .
in victorian london , dr . mortimer granville , a young doctor struggles to establish himself . he is hired by a doctor to investigate treatments for women diagnosed with female hysteria using ' pelvic massage ' . the doctor ' s two daughters develop an interest in the young dr . granville , each tempting to woo him .
of the performances , i was impressed with gyllenhaal among the film’s primary leads . she sports a rather solid british accent , at least as far as my untrained american ears were concerned , and she brings a truly womanly demeanor to charlotte . she’s strong , yet feminine , rather than a meekish little girl , which was important for a character in her position . after all , while the film may be treading on the idea it’s about the birth of the electronic vibrator it’s actually about sexual independence and while the majority of the characters are yet to learn this , charlotte is a character comfortable in leading the way .
hysteria is a romantic comedy with an accomplished cast led by maggie gyllenhaal , hugh dancy , jonathan pryce , felicity jones and rupert everett , that tells an untold tale of discovery - the surprising story of the birth of the electro - mechanical vibrator at the very peak of victorian prudishness . - - ( c ) sony classics
the department of theatre , film , television and interactive media is ten years old ! to celebrate this decade and everything that tftv represents , and to look forward into the future , we are delighted to present tftvi - 10 , an afternoon conference in the department on wednesday 25th october on the theme of media convergence .
episodes of mass hysteria almost always include only females or a mix of females and males , usually with female predominance . [ 1 ] male - only cases are extremely rare . however , one such episode was reported in a san diego military barracks . [ 13 ] this was also one of the largest cases of mass hysteria ever documented , with approximately 1000 military recruits complaining of cough or other symptoms and 375 evacuated by ambulance . a few even received cpr for presumed heart attacks or respiratory arrest . those who witnessed the cpr efforts had the highest risk of developing symptoms themselves . nearly all recovered spontaneously within 24 hours and no environmental toxin was identified . photo courtesy of wikimedia
when you hear the premise of a film like this , you can ' t help but think of how amazing it could be . then you watch it and it ' s all just a bit ehh . i ' m tempted to describe it as a harmless bit of fun but it ' s more just harmless full stop .
jean - martin charcot’s spectacular studies of hysteria drew crowds to his tuesday lectures in turn of the century paris and they remain an enduring subject of fascination today . vision and visuality were central to how charcot made sense of the disease and how he made a name for himself . the photographs taken of his star patients published in the iconographie photographique de la salpêtrière in the 1870s , including those of alice winocour’s eponymous film augustine , are at once disturbing and beautiful . andré brouillet’s 1887 “ a lesson at the salpêtrière , ” featuring the “queen of the hysterics” maria “blanche” wittman captures the gendered dynamics of the institution’s scopophilic regime . a copy of it famously hung in sigmund freud’s office .
this film is absolutely a gem of comedy , so enjoyable and right on the money . i never knew the origin of the portable massager , now i know , and that ' s a plus after fully enjoyed this wonderful british film . great screenplay , great directing and of course , with nice casting job , making this comedy an undisputable winner . this is a model comedy that hollywood should learn how to make comedies being able to be titled in the genre of real comedies instead of turning out just farces . to me , about 98 % of the so - called ' comedies ' are actually nothing but . comedy does not mean casting some jerk - like clowns with exaggerated facial expressions or pretentious unnatural way of talking , some moronic gestures with lot of abnormally crazy dialog , ridiculous scenario , impossible twists of plots . . . . so and so , then you call it a ' comedy ' . absolutely not . this film is the real deal that we can officially title it as a comedy and , a great one ,
in 1653 pieter van foreest , called alemarianus petrus forestus , published a medical compendium titled observationem et curationem medicinalium ac chirurgicarum opera omnia , with a chapter on the diseases of women . for the affliction commonly called hysteria ( literally ,
womb disease
) and known in his volume as praefocatio matricis or
suffocation of the mother ,
the physician advised as follows :
science and religion pervade the 1973 horror the exorcist ( 1973 ) and the film exists , as the movie’s tagline suggests , ‘somewhere between science and superstition’ . using recently released archival materials , amy c . chambers will show the depth of research conducted by writer / director william friedkin in his commitment to presenting and exploring emerging scientific procedures and accurate catholic ritual .
the film is based on fact . (
really ,
an opening title assures us . ) the performances are spot on , and i especially like the spunky gyllenhaal , who with this film and the underrated
secretary
( 2002 ) , has built up a nice sideline in sexual exploration . the subject of vibrators has been under discussion after the publication of the technology of orgasm by rachel maines , and it was wexler ' s inspiration to see that the invention was all the more remarkable since it developed at a time when it treated a condition that officially didn ' t exist . that was in contrast with many then - contemporary medical treatments , which didn ' t treat conditions that officially did exist .