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Augustine

In Belle Epoque Paris, kitchen maid Augustine suffers an inexplicable seizure that leaves her partially paralyzed and is shipped off to an all-female psychiatric hospital specializing in the then-fashionable ailment of 'hysteria'. Augustine captures the attention of renowned neurologist Dr. Charcot after she has another attack that appears to give her intense physical pleasure.  Intrigued, he begins using her as his principal subject, hypnotizing her in front of his fellow doctors.

Spoken language: fr
In Belle Epoque Paris, kitchen maid Augustine suffers an inexplicable seizure that leaves her partially paralyzed and is shipped off to an all-female psychiatric hospital specializing in the then-fashionable ailment of 'hyster... Read more

It's a drama and history movie, and has a rating of 6.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.

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