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Svengali is a Jewish villain who hypnotizes a singer in George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby. The word "svengali" also refers to a manipulative person or a legal defence, and has been used in several films and a TV series.
: a person who manipulates or exerts excessive control over another. Did you know? In George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby, a young artist's model named Trilby O'Ferrall falls under the spell of Svengali, a villainous musician and hypnotist.
A drama film based on the novel Trilby, starring John Barrymore as a sinister singing teacher who hypnotizes Marian Marsh as his protégée. The film was shot in 1931 and released in May 1931, but did not perform well at the box office.
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Jun 8, 2018 · Svengali is a term for a person who uses hypnosis or charm to control another, often for evil purposes. The term comes from a novel by George Du Maurier, where a musician named Svengali exploits a singer named Trilby.
Svengali, fictional character, the villain of the romantic novel Trilby (1894) by George du Maurier. The name Svengali became synonymous with an authority figure or mentor who exerts undue, usually evil influence over another person.
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Watch the 1931 Hollywood classic movie, Svengali. Through hypnotism and telepathic mind control, a sinister music maestro controls the singing voice, but not...
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Svengali: Directed by Archie Mayo. With John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Crisp, Bramwell Fletcher. Through hypnotism and telepathic mind control, a sinister music maestro controls the singing voice, but not the heart, of the woman he loves.
