Does Svengali end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Svengali easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Svengali

Name: Svengali
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
Released: 1931
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Crisp, Bramwell Fletcher, Carmel Myers

He hypnotizes! He thrills...! Any woman caught in his spell must obey.

Directed by Archie Mayo

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

193181 min6.2 / 10

A dark, psychologically unsettling tale of obsessive control and manipulation wrapped in the veneer of romantic pursuit, powered by hypnotic domination.

A music maestro uses hypnotism on a young model he meets in Paris to make her both his muse and wife.

Clusters

Star-Crossed Ghost Romance Doomed Romantic Obsession Romantic Psychological Thrillers Desire as Predator Training And Mentorship

Genres

Drama Horror Romance

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Telepathy Artist Unrequited Love Model Pre-code Hypnotism Mesmerist

Questions people ask

Does Svengali end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Svengali scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Svengali easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Svengali sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Svengali violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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