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Svengali (/ s v ɛ ŋ ˈ ɡ ɑː l i /) is a character in the novel Trilby which was first published in 1894 by George du Maurier. Svengali is a Jewish man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young half-Irish girl, and makes her into a famous singer.
: 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.
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.
Svengali is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Archie Mayo. The film stars John Barrymore and Marian Marsh . It is based on the 1894 George du Maurier novel Trilby and was among the many film adaptations of the book.
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.
Svengali: Directed by Noel Langley. With Hildegard Knef, Donald Wolfit, Terence Morgan, Derek Bond. The story of a genius who hypnotizes an artist's model into becoming a great concert singer, and how she escapes from his influence only by his death.
Sinister music maestro Svengali (John Barrymore) can control the actions of women through hypnotism and his telepathic powers. When a pupil (Carmen Myers) he seduced announces she has left her husband for him, he uses his powers to cause her suicide and promptly forgets her.
With his powers of hypnosis, the cruel music teacher Svengali (John Barrymore) is able to control women. When he sets his sights on the beautiful Trilby O'Farrell (Marian Marsh),...
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Svengali definition: a person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives.. See examples of SVENGALI used in a sentence.
Svengali (1931), starring John Barrymore as the malevolent maestro who uses telepathic powers to transform a beautiful model (Marian Marsh) into a great singer, won Oscar nominations for the striking art direction of Anton Grot and the black-and-white cinematography of Barney McGill.
