Trilby (1912 film)

Trilby is a 1912 Austrian silent horror film, written and directed by Anton Kolm, Luise Kolm, Jacob Fleck, and Claudius Veltée. The screenplay is based on the novel by the same name by George du Maurier.[1]

The film starred Paul Askonas [de][2][3] as the Hungarian musician Svengali, and Elsa Galafrés as Trilby, a young singer hypnotised and dominated by Svengali.

At the time of its release, with a duration of 50 minutes,[4] it was the longest film produced in Austria.[1]

The current survival status of the film is unknown.[5]

References

1. von Dassanowsky, Robert (October 2004). "Great Directors: Kolm-Fleck, Louise". Senses of Cinema (33).
2. Brill, Olaf (2016-02-19). Expressionism in the Cinema. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-0326-9.
3. Rondinone, Troy (2019-09-24). Nightmare Factories: The Asylum in the American Imagination. JHU Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-3268-7.
4. Kinnard, Roy (1995). Horror in Silent Films: A Filmography, 1896-1929. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0036-2.
5. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

Resources

• Trilby at the Swedish Film Database