Summary
In the smoky heart of Paris's Latin Quarter, a strikingly beautiful art model named Trilby O'Hara becomes the unwilling muse of Svengali, a charismatic yet unsettling magician whose hypnotic prowess borders on the supernatural. Svengali, driven by a feverish desire to sculpt a perfect vocalist, ensnares Trilby in a web of mesmerism, stripping her of autonomy and reshaping her into the luminous concert singer known as Lugubris. As her voice ascends the gilded stages of the city, her former lover, the earnest student Hughie, teeters on the brink of despair, convinced that the woman he adored has vanished forever. A serendipitous glimpse of Trilby’s radiant performance reignites his hope, propelling him into a desperate quest to reclaim the woman hidden behind Svengali’s spell. The narrative unfurls as a study of power, obsession, and the fragile alchemy between art and agency, set against the vibrant, nocturnal tapestry of 1920s Paris.
Synopsis
A wild magician with hypnotic power captures a lovely art model from the Latin Quarter and turns her into a concert singer. Her student lover has almost given up finding her when he luckily sees her on stage.
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