USA,
2002, 95 min
Directed by:
Gil Cates Jr.Cinematography:
Thomas M. HartingComposer:
Brahm WengerCast:
Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Capshaw, Howard Hesseman, Jason Carter, Jo Champa, George Wyner, Michael A. Goorjian, Richmond ArquettePlots(1)
THE MESMERIST retells the story "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar," by Edgar Allen Poe, as a modern tale set in Los Angeles. In the story, originally set in New York, a dying man agrees to be hypnotized (i.e. mesmerized) on his deathbed to allow others to observe his passage into the afterlife through his subconscious mind. (official distributor synopsis)
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