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# Mesmer [DVD] [1994]

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## Description

Screenwriter Dennis Potter and director Roger Spottiswoode collaborate on this biopic about the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer (played by Alan Rickman), who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of 'animal magnetism'. Mesmer's theories were revolutionary, but he was reviled by his contemporaries. Rickman won Best Actor award at the Montreal Film Festival. Music by Michael Nyman.

Review: really good film! - I loved this film, Im a huge fan of Alan Rickman and thought he did a great job as the lead character in this film. Mesmer, the originator of the word 'mesmerise' was a very intersting character indeed. I am a clinical hypnotherapistand we looked at his work in some detail during the course of the training that I did... it was a fascinating subject and the film really did it justice. Its not the most glamourous or the most hollywood-y or the most action packed film, but Alan Rickman really captured the frustration and disappointment of Memer as he fought to have his work taken seriously, in an age where radical theries and 'magical' ideas were laughed at and though he had a great mind and seemingly outlandish ideas, these theories are now gaining popularity as we delve further into qantum physics and learn more about how the unicverse works. As far as accuracy to the actual life of Mesmer, this film is fairly true to the story, though obviously with a bit of ramatising thrown in. As a hypnotherapist and smeone who is genuinely interested in this field I found the film to be emotive and thought provking nad I was left wanting more by the end.... even knowing already how the real Mesmer grew old in obscurity... I would recommend this film to anyonewith an interest in hypnosis and mesmerism, fascination and anyone who likes a good period drama, it is exciting and sad, and frustrating and beautiful...
Review: Mesmer - This is a fine effort, and captures Mesmer's life. It should cover in more detail his other antics with trees, seducing on mass 50 women with giant magnets, and how he was expelled from even more cities. As you know, his name coined the term mesmerised.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B000HEZ7Q6 |
| Actors  | Alan Rickman, Amanda Ooms, Anna Thalbach, Donal Donnelly, Peter Dvorsky |
| Aspect Ratio  | 4:3 - 1.33:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 67,954 in DVD & Blu-ray ( See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray ) 19,589 in Drama (DVD & Blu-ray) |
| Customer reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (119) |
| Director  | Roger Spottiswoode |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer  | No |
| Language  | English (Dolby Digital 2.0) |
| Media Format  | Colour, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, PAL |
| Number of discs  | 1 |
| Package Dimensions  | 18.03 x 13.76 x 1.48 cm; 80 g |
| Producers  | Alexander von Eschwege, Andras Hamori, David E. Jones, Herbert Reutterer, Ingrid Windisch |
| Rated  | Suitable for 15 years and over |
| Release date  | 29 Jan. 2007 |
| Run time  | 1 hour and 41 minutes |
| Studio  | Cinema Club |
| Writers  | Dennis Potter |

## Product Details

- **Colour:** Colour
- **Format:** Colour, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, PAL
- **Language:** English
- **Runtime:** 1 hour and 41 minutes

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ really good film!
*by S***S on 30 May 2014*

I loved this film, Im a huge fan of Alan Rickman and thought he did a great job as the lead character in this film. Mesmer, the originator of the word 'mesmerise' was a very intersting character indeed. I am a clinical hypnotherapistand we looked at his work in some detail during the course of the training that I did... it was a fascinating subject and the film really did it justice. Its not the most glamourous or the most hollywood-y or the most action packed film, but Alan Rickman really captured the frustration and disappointment of Memer as he fought to have his work taken seriously, in an age where radical theries and 'magical' ideas were laughed at and though he had a great mind and seemingly outlandish ideas, these theories are now gaining popularity as we delve further into qantum physics and learn more about how the unicverse works. As far as accuracy to the actual life of Mesmer, this film is fairly true to the story, though obviously with a bit of ramatising thrown in. As a hypnotherapist and smeone who is genuinely interested in this field I found the film to be emotive and thought provking nad I was left wanting more by the end.... even knowing already how the real Mesmer grew old in obscurity... I would recommend this film to anyonewith an interest in hypnosis and mesmerism, fascination and anyone who likes a good period drama, it is exciting and sad, and frustrating and beautiful...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mesmer
*by R***D on 1 May 2010*

This is a fine effort, and captures Mesmer's life. It should cover in more detail his other antics with trees, seducing on mass 50 women with giant magnets, and how he was expelled from even more cities. As you know, his name coined the term mesmerised.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dark, but also oddly touching
*by J***D on 8 September 2007*

This film is something of an oddity. In terms of actual plot, it's fair to say that there isn't much of one, but that doesn't seem to matter. It's the rather dark story of Franz Anton Mesmer, a doctor in 18th century Austria who shocked and angered both the medical profession and polite society with his theories about energy and magnetism. Alan Rickman, who is always at his best when playing characters who are slightly contradictory and ambiguous, is excellent in the title role. Dennis Potter's screenplay never really comes to any judgement on Mesmer's abilities or character, leaving the audience to make up their own mind. What is clear throughout is that Mesmer doesn't much care what anybody else thinks of him, and that this alone in polite 18th century society was perhaps enough to turn his peers against him. Ironically, the polite society into which Mesmer's unhappy marriage to a vile widow has elevated him (Mesmer's father was a gamekeeper) conceals an unpleasant underbelly of cruelty and abuse, as is made clear by the relationship between Mesmer's blind patient and her hypocritical father, and by the hard-to-watch scenes in which Mesmer's stepson attempts to rape his mentally ill cousin. Franz Anton Mesmer himself is an intriguing blend of innocence and cunning, a man of genuine visionary spirit but whose vision is ultimately flawed, capable of great sensitivity but also of conceit. The supporting cast are also impressive, although the film does fall into the costume drama trap of extras made up of slightly unconvincing grubby-looking peasants with a range of deformities. There are a couple of scenes which don't quite work for me (hence four stars instead of five), one of which is unfortunately a key scene at the very start of the film. But overall, this is an interesting and, like all Dennis Potter's work, slightly unsettling film with a strong cast and sensitive direction.

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