Movie

Svengali

1927

A brooding silent melodrama of hypnotic control, with an eerie, tragic atmosphere and a haunting sense of doomed obsession.

Overview: The hypnotist Svengali makes an artist's model sing, but cannot force her love.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, power, identity, love
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
power
identity
love
death
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild