The movie

Hysterical Girl (InScience 2021)

Of Sigmund Freud’s five major case studies, only one was a woman: Dora. In this combination of fiction and documentary, this ‘hysterical woman’ tells her own story and makes short work of patriarchal dominance in the history of psychiatry.

Length: 14 min
Country: United States
Language spoken: English
Language subtitles: English
Cast:
Director: Kate Novack
Release date: 10/11/2021

Description

Of Sigmund Freud’s five major case studies, only one was a woman: Dora. In this combination of fiction and documentary, this ‘hysterical woman’ tells her own story and makes short work of patriarchal dominance in the history of psychiatry.