Mesmer
Charlatan, Fraud... or Genius
A cerebral historical drama that examines the ambiguous legacy of an eighteenth-century physician whose unconventional methods blur the line between genuine insight and elaborate deception.
A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."
Essence
Ensemble
Alan Rickman
Franz Anton Mesmer
Amanda Ooms
Maria Theresia Paradies
Simon McBurney
Franz Mesmer junior
David Hemblen
Doctor Ingenhousz
Anna Thalbach
Francesca
Donal Donnelly
Doctor Vic d'Azyr
Gillian Barge
Frau Mesmer
David Burke
Doctor de Vauzesmes
Beatie Edney
Marie Antoinette
Peter Dvorsky
Doctor Deslon
István Szilágyi
Coachman
János Gosztonyi
Footman
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