[go: up one dir, main page]

    Kalender veröffentlichenDie Top 250 FilmeDie beliebtesten FilmeFilme nach Genre durchsuchenBeste KinokasseSpielzeiten und TicketsNachrichten aus dem FilmFilm im Rampenlicht Indiens
    Was läuft im Fernsehen und was kann ich streamen?Die Top 250 TV-SerienBeliebteste TV-SerienSerien nach Genre durchsuchenNachrichten im Fernsehen
    Was gibt es zu sehenAktuelle TrailerIMDb OriginalsIMDb-AuswahlIMDb SpotlightLeitfaden für FamilienunterhaltungIMDb-Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideToronto Int'l Film FestivalIMDb Stars to WatchSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAlle Ereignisse
    Heute geborenDie beliebtesten PromisPromi-News
    HilfecenterBereich für BeitragendeUmfragen
Für Branchenprofis
  • Sprache
  • Vollständig unterstützt
  • English (United States)
    Teilweise unterstützt
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Anmelden
  • Vollständig unterstützt
  • English (United States)
    Teilweise unterstützt
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
App verwenden
  • Besetzung und Crew-Mitglieder
  • Benutzerrezensionen
  • Wissenswertes
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

Mesmer

  • 1994
  • Not Rated
  • 1 Std. 47 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
5,8/10
1198
IHRE BEWERTUNG
Alan Rickman and Amanda Ooms in Mesmer (1994)
BiographieDrama

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA biography of the 18-century Viennese physician Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."A biography of the 18-century Viennese physician Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."A biography of the 18-century Viennese physician Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."

  • Regie
    • Roger Spottiswoode
  • Drehbuch
    • Dennis Potter
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Donal Donnelly
    • David Burke
    • Peter Dvorsky
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    5,8/10
    1198
    IHRE BEWERTUNG
    • Regie
      • Roger Spottiswoode
    • Drehbuch
      • Dennis Potter
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Donal Donnelly
      • David Burke
      • Peter Dvorsky
    • 16Benutzerrezensionen
    • 1Kritische Rezension
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
    • Auszeichnungen
      • 1 wins total

    Fotos10

    Poster ansehen
    Poster ansehen
    Poster ansehen
    Poster ansehen
    Poster ansehen
    Poster ansehen
    Poster ansehen
    Poster ansehen

    Topbesetzung61

    Ändern
    Donal Donnelly
    Donal Donnelly
    • Doctor
    • (as Donal Donelly)
    David Burke
    David Burke
    • Doctor
    Peter Dvorsky
    Peter Dvorsky
    • Dr. Deslon
    Alan Rickman
    Alan Rickman
    • Franz Anton Mesmer
    Anna Thalbach
    Anna Thalbach
    • Francisca
    David Hemblen
    David Hemblen
    • Dr. Ingehousz
    Simon McBurney
    Simon McBurney
    • Franz
    Gillian Barge
    Gillian Barge
    • Frau Mesmer
    István Szilágyi
    • Coachman
    János Gosztonyi
    • Footman
    Heinz Trixner
    • Baron de Horka
    Petra Koberl
    • Baroness de Horka
    Peter Janisch
    • Chancellor
    Caroline Holdaway
    • Felicity
    Amanda Ooms
    Amanda Ooms
    • Maria Theresa Paradies
    Jan Rubes
    Jan Rubes
    • Prof. Stoerk
    Martin Schwab
    • Herr Paradies
    Dorothea Parton
    • Frau Paradies
    • Regie
      • Roger Spottiswoode
    • Drehbuch
      • Dennis Potter
    • Komplette Besetzung und alle Crew-Mitglieder
    • Produktion, Einspielergebnisse & mehr bei IMDbPro

    Benutzerrezensionen16

    5,81.1K
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Empfohlene Bewertungen

    6wnterstar

    Watch it for Alan Rickman's performance

    This is one of those films that should have been good, but wasn't. I have heard that they had major financial problems and, had there been a better budget, the movie could have been infinitely better.

    Alan Rickman's performance as Mesmer is riveting. I can't imagine anyone's voice being better for this part! I could listen to Rickman read the phone book!! My other beef with this movie is the ending. It doesn't end...it just stops, leaving the viewer feeling like they missed something.

    The costumes and the scenery are breath-taking, but that can't redeem it totally.

    Not even Alan Rickman's voice can do that.
    7HotToastyRag

    One of his yummiest roles

    Kids today associate Alan Rickman with Professor Snape from the Harry Potter movies, and they probably find it hard to believe that he has a lighter hair color in real life and is actually quite handsome. Kids, go out and rent Mesmer, and get ready to be mesmer-ized by his sexy, non-magical charms.

    There is a bit of magic in this movie, though, so Harry Potter fans will get a kick out of it when they go back and rent it to see Alan in a pre-Snape role. He plays an unorthodox physician who get pretty amazing results out of his patients, and when other doctors catch on to what he's doing, they call him any number of names from magician to charlatan. It's ironic that the women he comes across are far more interested in his methods than the men, and that more often than not, they're attracted to him more than his skill. Still, with his gorgeous '90s hairstyle and his affective way of talking, why would they be attracted to him? Ladies, rent this period piece romance. It might seem a little dated, but it's one of his yummiest roles. If he healed your panic attacks, wouldn't you have a crush on him, too?
    curlewfeather

    Odd...very odd

    'Mesmer' is an odd movie. On the face of it you'd think it would work quite well – beautiful period setting, interesting character, a score by Michael Nyman and Rickman, who makes a very charismatic lead. Unfortunately it went a bit wrong somewhere down the line and, as others have pointed out, it is quite hard to define where.

    For me the two main players of the cast did a great job. Rickman presented Mesmer as charming but complex; Ooms brought plenty of emotion to her role as the blind pianist. Beyond this, however, there seemed little character development not helped by the relatively short runtime.

    The plot just seemed...well...dull. There was very little feeling of direction and most of the scenes were very static affairs. There also seemed to be lots of duplication of material as Mesmer treated numerous people in, what looked like, very similar ways. Occasional slapstick moments, one in particular involving a certain throat complaint coming at the end of one of the most absorbing scenes in the movie, somewhat destroyed the tone. Another was a brief appearance of a very caricatured Marie Antoinette. Both seemed rather out of place and had the effect of pushing the extraordinary events of the story into absurdity.

    Watch this film for the cast alone. As for the plot: if you know a little about Mesmer before watching you may find it more absorbing but for a novice like me there seemed very little substance beneath that beautiful period setting.
    7StregaNona

    Yess...umm....well....(clears throat)...

    I saw this movie because I am deeply interested in Franz Anton Mesmer, and deeply interested in Alan Rickman. From a biased perspective, I want to give this movie a 10, however, I feel I need to be fair to the majority.

    As far as Alan Rickman; he as always, shines. If you are a fan of Alan Rickman, see this movie. He simply does not disappoint, EVER, in my opinion. He is one of those rare people who is just "odd" enough, to always be interesting..(coughs...and sexy..). It has been argued that Rickman can be "melodramatic", which is kind of an oxymoron being that he is an "actor", however in this case the script was poorly written. Sadly, Rickman was left with very cheesy lines, which come across "melodramatic" (so sorry)! If you are 14 year old, and going through puberty, it might "mesmerize" you....might.

    As far as the rest of the movie, I felt isolated from every character. I cannot quite pinpoint why this is. Was this the intention of the director? Somehow I think not...good excuse for him though.

    The movie seemed too short, and inconclusive. It just kind of ended, like never quite reaching climax while making love. Again, was this the directors intention? Doubt it.

    The editing was very odd, and choppy. It felt like I was watching a very long trailer, there was just something missing.

    Also, as mentioned by others, it is hard to hear some of Rickman's dialogue. I do not find this a flaw because it illustrates Mesmer's character and personality...however, turn your volume very high.

    If you are a fan of period films, and/or Rickman, watch the "eye candy." Otherwise you may be disappointed.
    4halle95

    The way the subject was handled left me, yes, disappointed.

    The jacket looked interesting and the subject matter is definitely interesting, but.....I found the movie disappointing....True, the main characters had situations that should have kept the viewer intent on the outcome, but.....the way it was handled left me, yes, disappointed. Also, there are many parts in the movie where the dialog is presented at so low a volume that I could not catch it all, a lot was almost mumbled....??? why??? for intimacy? I could not understand just exactly WHAT Mesmer's theory really was, except for the fact that in the end he confesses that as a child he saw that all of creation was in harmony except for people and he tried to relieve the pain and suffering he saw in humanity.....The psychological state of the blind pianist was indeed interesting though. The costumes of the period ARE worth seeing and by watching the way mental illness was handled in that day, one comes away thankful the same conditions do not exist now. Doctor Mesmer reacted to the suffering of others and was out of the norm in his treatment of them, but something was missing. It does show his empathy.

    Handlung

    Ändern

    Wusstest du schon

    Ändern
    • Wissenswertes
      Towards the end of shooting, Alan Rickman and other members of the cast, while unwinding at a nightclub, confronted director Roger Spottiswoode about him not trusting his actors. Rickman was initially touched when Spottiswoode appeared to accept their complaints, only to find out the next day that Spottiswoode remembered nothing of the night before.
    • Zitate

      Franz Anton Mesmer: [closing Francisca's eyelids] A little sleep, a little dream.

    • Verbindungen
      Referenced in Honest Trailers: Die Hard (2015)

    Top-Auswahl

    Melde dich zum Bewerten an und greife auf die Watchlist für personalisierte Empfehlungen zu.
    Anmelden

    FAQ17

    • How long is Mesmer?Powered by Alexa

    Details

    Ändern
    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • August 1994 (Kanada)
    • Herkunftsländer
      • Österreich
      • Kanada
      • Vereinigtes Königreich
      • Deutschland
    • Sprache
      • Englisch
    • Auch bekannt als
      • Месмер
    • Drehorte
      • Esterházy Palace, Fertõd, Ungarn(interiors)
    • Produktionsfirmen
      • Accent Entertainment Corporation
      • Cineplex Odeon Films
      • Levergreen
    • Weitere beteiligte Unternehmen bei IMDbPro anzeigen

    Box Office

    Ändern
    • Budget
      • 5.600.000 £ (geschätzt)
    Weitere Informationen zur Box Office finden Sie auf IMDbPro.

    Technische Daten

    Ändern
    • Laufzeit
      • 1 Std. 47 Min.(107 min)
    • Farbe
      • Color
    • Sound-Mix
      • Dolby

    Zu dieser Seite beitragen

    Bearbeitung vorschlagen oder fehlenden Inhalt hinzufügen
    • Erfahre mehr über das Beitragen
    Seite bearbeiten

    Mehr entdecken

    Zuletzt angesehen

    Bitte aktiviere Browser-Cookies, um diese Funktion nutzen zu können. Weitere Informationen
    Hol dir die IMDb-App
    Melde dich an für Zugriff auf mehr InhalteMelde dich an für Zugriff auf mehr Inhalte
    Folge IMDb in den sozialen Netzwerken
    Hol dir die IMDb-App
    Für Android und iOS
    Hol dir die IMDb-App
    • Hilfe
    • Inhaltsverzeichnis
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb-Daten lizenzieren
    • Pressezimmer
    • Werbung
    • Jobs
    • Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen
    • Datenschutzrichtlinie
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, ein Amazon-Unternehmen

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.