Sep 21st
Mesmer**
Canada/GB/Ger 1994. Mayfair Entertainment International/Levergreen/Accent Entertainment/Studio Babelsberg GmbH. 107m.

A Viennese doctor's unorthodox methods of treating hysteria are dismissed by his colleagues as the work of a charlatan.
Polished but rarely seen biopic with some Dr. Mabuse-style imagery, treading a line between sympathy for its magnetic central character, or just treating Mesmer as a skilful con man who lulled gullible aristocratic women into false senses of security.

Written by: Dennis Potter.
Producers: Wieland Schulz-Kiel, Lance W. Reynolds, Robert D. Goodale.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode.
Starring: Alan Rickman, Amanda Ooms, David Hemblen, Gillian Barge, Simon McBurney, Anna Thalbach, Martin Schwab, Peter Dvorsky, Jan Rubes.
Photography: Elemér Ragályi.
Music: Michael Nyman.