Tanya Wexler Video Interview On Directing ‘Hysteria,’ Vibrators

As the director of Hysteria, a film surrouding the delicate topic of the invention of the vibrator, Tanya Wexler was pre-occupied with being accurate.

“We were surprisingly fastidious about historical accuracy,” Wexler told Uinterview exclusively about Hysteria. “I mean, if something was just so funny that we couldn’t restrain ourselves. Like there’s a shot where all three actors put on these goggles, and I was like, ‘I don’t really care. I don’t care if it’s period accurate — it’s too funny.’ But on the whole, everything was supposed to be incredibly buttoned down, so that we could feel like this really happened, you know?”

Despite the sexy subject matter, Wexler pitched Hysteria as a romantic comedy. “I think what’s great about the film is that it lets us laugh at ourselves and the absurdity of human behavior. So I always wanted it to be a comedy,” she said.

And there’s also a serious underlying message to the lighthearted film. “It’s really an empowerment message, which is, ‘You’re in charge of your own happiness.’ And sometimes, your happiness needs a charger, I guess.”

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