When an author like Victory More he removes all the foundations with his first novel, the doubt arises about the earthquake incapable of more aftershocks or the possible earthquake yet to come. Because the power of this work moves us on all sides. You can discover a feminist intention or a willingness to curse taboos with derision and spite. The thing is, daring is the watchword of this work.
I still remember when I learned the etymology of the word "hysteria" and how shocking it was to me. Once again, the feminine served to label the worst, only in this case viciously, officially, with scientific validity ... A nervous breakdown could be understood in a man as a fit of rage, sometimes even justified. But in a woman it always seemed to be a thing of Greek hysteria, that is, of the uterus.
Now Victoria Mas invites us to this crazy dance. Yes, a crazy dance of the cunt, how could that term slop be reinterpreted? And you don't know whether to laugh or cry. The thing is that the bittersweet sensation is complete when it is glimpsed, as in so many other occasions, that precisely the reason does not appear on the side where it is supposed to be ...
Synopsis
We are in Paris in March 1885. As every year for Middle Lent, the popular "dance of mad women" is celebrated at the Salpêtrière hospital, directed by the eminent neurologist Professor Charcot. For one night, the cream of Paris enjoys to the rhythm of waltzes and polkas in the company of the inmates, disguised in extravagant outfits. Among the patients are Louise, a young epileptic mistreated by her uncle who has all her illusions in a future marriage with an inmate at the center, and the rebellious and visionary Eugénie, a girl from a good family unceremoniously locked up by her own father. Under the watchful eye of the relentless supervisor Geneviève, both will try to fulfill their dreams and will do everything possible to escape.
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