Mesmer
Charlatan, Fraud... or Genius
The 18th-century Viennese medical establishment is threatened by the radical yet successful healing methods of Austrian physician Franz Anton Mesmer. Blind pianist Maria Theresa Paradies, daughter of a well-to-do businessman, becomes Mesmer's patient after he calms her seizure at a concert. As the two are drawn into an intimate relationship, the situation is used as an excuse to banish Mesmer from Vienna. Undaunted, he moves on, becoming a court favorite in Paris.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Donal Donnelly
Doctor
David Burke
Doctor
Peter Dvorsky
Dr. Deslon
Alan Rickman
Franz Anton Mesmer
Anna Thalbach
Francisca
David Hemblen
Dr. Ingehousz
Simon McBurney
Franz
Gillian Barge
Frau Mesmer
István Szilágyi
Coachman
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János Gosztonyi
Footman
Michael Nyman
Composer
Elemér Ragályi
Cinematographer
