Svengali
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Svengali

1983Movie1 h 40 min

DramaRomance
41
WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb5.8Rotten Tomatoes–15%
41
WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb5.8Rotten Tomatoes–15%

Summary

An old singer coaches a young woman whom he believes will be the next singing sensation. As she starts off with her career, their bond gets stronger. An adaptation of George L. Du Maurier's novel "Trilby"

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Psychic-Assisted Suicidein 214 titlesIt is implied that Svengali used his hypnosis powers to make Madame Honori kill herself, because she had become inconvenient.Psychic Linkin 219 titlesSvengali establishes one with Trilby after he hypnotizes her. He is able to look out the window and, with the power of his mind, compel her to leave her room across town and come to him.All 17 tropes

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