Augustine

Director: Alice Winocour
Cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Olivier Rabourdin, Vincent Lindon, Grégoire Colin
Theatrical Release Date: May 17, 2013

Synopsis: Paris, winter 1885. At the Pitié -Salpêtriere Hospital, Professor Charcot is studying a mysterious illness : hysteria. Augustine, 19 years old, becomes his favorite guinea pig, the star of his demonstrations of hypnosis. The object of his studies will soon become the object of his desire...[Synopsis courtesy of Cannes Semaine de la Critique]

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