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In the early 20th century, filmmakers were frequently compared to hypnotists, enticing hysterical movie audiences with wild collective hallucinations! In these rarely seen films, a woman is hypnotized by a Svengali, a jealous lover practices tele-hypnosis to defeat his rival, an overworked housemaid has sleeping sickness, a female coach drive can’t believe her eyes, an obsessive inventor gives us a sneak preview of Zoom, and cinematography offers a miraculous cure to hysterical amnesia. With live, original music by Dreamland Faces (Karen Majewicz and Andy McCormick, featuring Molly Raben on Northrop’s historic pipe organ) this singular program is a must-see for film buffs, music lovers, and the historically-curious. At the Hypnotist's (Chez le magnétiseur), Alice Guy-Blaché, Gaumont, France, 1897 Hypnotizing the Hypnotist, Laurence Trimble, Vitagraph, US, 1911 Rosalie Has Sleeping Sickness (Rosalie a la maladie du sommeil), Pathé, France, 1911 Cunégonde the Coachwoman (Cunégonde femme cochère), Lux, France, 1913 Love and Science (Amour et science), M.J. Roche, Éclair, France, 1912 The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador (Le mystère des roches de Kador), Léonce Perret, France, 1912