Svengali

1931
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1 h 21 min

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John Barrymore and Marian Marsh in Svengali (1931)

Psychological Drama Psychological Horror Tragic Romance Drama Horror Romance

Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaThrough hypnotism and telepathic mind control, a sinister music maestro controls the singing voice, but not the heart, of the woman he loves.Through hypnotism and telepathic mind control, a sinister music maestro controls the singing voice, but not the heart, of the woman he loves.Through hypnotism and telepathic mind control, a sinister music maestro controls the singing voice, but not the heart, of the woman he loves.

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John Barrymore

Svengali

Marian Marsh

Trilby O'Farrell

Donald Crisp

The Laird

Bramwell Fletcher

Billie

Carmel Myers

Madame Honori

Luis Alberni

Gecko

Lumsden Hare

Monsieur Taffy

Paul Porcasi

Bonelli

Ferike Boros

Marta
(não creditado)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Mme. Vinard
(não creditado)

Yola d'Avril

Maid
(não creditado)

Rose Dione

Trilby's Mother
(não creditado)

Julia Griffith

Concertgoer
(não creditado)

Henry Otto

Man with Opera Glasses
(não creditado)

Sam Savitsky

Townsman
(não creditado)

Ellinor Vanderveer

Concertgoer
(não creditado)

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Curiosidades
This pre-Code film stirred controversy due its nude modeling scene featuring a teenage Marian Marsh. The actress wore a body stocking for the scene and, in the long shot where she runs from the room, an older body double was used instead of her.

Erros de gravação
In the bathtub, Svengali says "Gott strafe England" ("God punish England"). This saying was created by German-Jewish poet Ernst Lissauer (1882-1937) during WWI. However, Svengali (1931) takes place during the mid-19th century.

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Trilby O'Farrell: Svengali, I've tried, but I...
Svengali: Ja, ja, ja, ja. But you know very well why you can't. It is the magnificent young Englander. The head of the Purity Brigade. Sir Galahad. This stiff-necked little Billie... What is he, Liebchen? With his silly paints in one hand, and these twiddling brushes of pig's bristles in the other... What does he amount to, compared to Svengali? Ah, he paints his silly pictures and sends them to London, where they hang up on the wall like... dead soldiers on parade. And the people pass in a long procession - "ah" - and yawn.
Svengali: [continues, gesturing dramatically] Svengali will go to London himself, where he will be all alone on the platform. And princesses, and countesses, and serene highnesses will *fling* him their jewels, and applaud him, and invite him to their palaces! And he will take you with him, Liebchen, and never look at *them.* Da, we could be so happy!
Trilby O'Farrell: But I... I don't like palaces.
Svengali: No. Nor anything else that other women like. Except the little Bi--. Look at me .. in the eyes!
[He hypnotizes Trilby and she closes her eyes]
Svengali: Open your eyes.
Trilby O'Farrell: Oh .. I *do* love you.
Svengali: Ah, close your eyes.
Trilby O'Farrell: I love...
Svengali: Ah, don't say it. You are beautiful, my manufactured love. But it is only Svengali talking to himself again.

Conexões
Featured in When the Talkies Were Young (1955)

Trilhas sonoras
Ben Bolt (Oh Don't You Remember)
(uncredited)
Music by Nelson Kneass
Lyrics by Thomas Dunn English from his poem
Performed by Marian Marsh

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Svengali (1931)

I've only watched the film once by way of Roan's fine if not outstanding DVD - and this happened fairly recently. SVENGALI follows its source novel ("Trilby" by George Du Maurier) pretty closely, which is rare for horror film-adaptations of the 1930s. Apart from John Barrymore's appropriately mesmerizing leading performance (here revisiting the genre after a whole decade), I recall one particularly amazing tracking shot demonstrating Svengali's hypnotic powers over Trilby, and there are even brief flashes of nudity (remember this was a Pre-Code film, but also that our heroine is a model)! Barrymore followed SVENGALI with the thematically-similar THE MAD GENIUS (1931) but, unfortunately, I haven't had the opportunity to watch that one