Augustine (film)

Augustine is 2012 French historical drama film about a love affair between French neurologist JeanMartin Charcot and his patient.

While serving at a dinner party kitchen maid Augustine Soko feels her hands going numb and then has a violent fit that leaves her paralyzed in one eye. Augustine is brought to a hospital where she attracts the attention of JeanMartin Charcot Vincent Lindon after she seizures in front of him. Charcot examines her while she is naked and realizes that she has lost feeling in one side of her body. He pierces her arm with a hot needle but Augustine cannot feel it. He also discovers that despite having matured physically, Augustine has never menstruated.Charcot decides to use Augustine as a test case in front of other fellow doctors in order to see whether he will able to obtain funding to do his work. He has Augustine hypnotized in front of the doctors and induces one of her fits which results in her having an orgasm before collapsing. The doctors applaud Charcot and he begins to work with Augustine in earnest, giving her her own room within the hospital and examining her thoroughly. While helping a fellow patient behead a chicken Augustine faints at the sight of blood when she regains consciousness she is able to open both her eyes as normal however she still lacks sensation in one side of her body. Augustine begins to menstruate after this incident. ........

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