Mesmer (film)

Mesmer
Directed by	Roger Spottiswoode
Produced by	Robert Goodale
Written by	Dennis Potter
Starring	Alan Rickman Donal Donnelly Amanda Ooms Simon McBurney
Music by	Michael Nyman
Cinematography	Elemér Ragályi
Edited by	Susan Shipton
Distributed by	First Look Studios Cineplex Odeon Films (Canada)
Release date	August 25, 1994
Running time	107 min.
Country	Austria, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany
Language	English
Budget	~£5,600,000

Mesmer is a 1994 Austrian-Canadian-British-German biographical film directed by Roger Spottiswoode from a script by Dennis Potter. It stars Alan Rickman as Franz Anton Mesmer and depicts his radical new ways as a pioneering physician.

Plot

In 18th century Vienna, Franz Anton Mesmer believes he is able to heal patients by drawing out something unique from inside his patients. However, the only ones who seem to have improvements are the young ladies he helps. His controversial methods and their consequences lead him to leave Vienna and head to Paris. However, once there, he takes advantage of his unique methods to provide entertainment, which he is censured for by other doctors.

Main cast

Details

The movie was released on videocassette by First Look and in Canada in 1994 by Cineplex Odeon and MCA. In 2000, the movie was released on DVD by Image Entertainment, but has been discontinued since. As of January 3, 2010, there have been no plans made to release a new DVD.

This movie was shot in Vienna, Austria with the interior shots filmed at Esterházy Palace in Fertõd, Hungary.

Mesmer was released in August 1994 in Canada, at the Montréal World Film Festival.

Quotes

Franz Anton Mesmer: (with sarcasm) Professor Doctor Stoerk, can I help you at all? I deal with most derangements, sir.

Awards

External links

• Mesmer on IMDb
• Mesmer at AllMovie
• Mesmer at Rotten Tomatoes