In 1885 it happened that Augustine, a housekeeper, could not feel her hands and eventually one of her eyes got paralysed, too.So, a doctor, Professor Jean-Martin Charcot, started treating her. As time went by the doctor’s professional interestin Augustine turned into a sentimental one.Charcot proved in front of the Medicine Academy that hypnosis enables triggering all the symptoms. It also enables to see how the emotional trauma is partially responsible for how the sickness starts.As the relationship got too complicated, Augustine decided to set herself free. The film was presented at the Film festival of Cannes in 2012.