Movies and TvShows featuring "mesmerist" theme.

Extraordinary Tales is an animated horror anthology film that brings to life five of Edgar Allan Poe's most well-known stories: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, The Pit and the Pendulum, and The Masque of the Red Death. Each story is presented in a unique animation style, showcasing the macabre and chilling atmosphere of Poe's works.

A kindly but desperate Alsatian innkeeper named Mathias murders and robs a rich Jewish merchant staying at his inn, but the ghost of his victim will not let him rest. Meanwhile, a mysterious Mesmerist has come to town, claiming he has made many criminals confess their crimes...

In Svengali, a music promoter named Svengali uses hypnotism to control his artists and propel them to stardom. However, his obsession with a young singer leads to tragedy and unrequited love.

A hypnotism scene from the Lumière Brothers.

A mesmerist, obsessed with putting a beautiful woman under his power, hypnotizes her to try to force her to kill her fiancé. His plans are altered with the appearance of a deadly serpent.

Mathias, an Alsatian innkeeper, murders a rich Pole staying at his inn. However, Mathias' conscience will not let him rest, and the murdered man's spirit drives the innkeeper nearly mad. The victim's brother calls for an inquest and brings with him a sideshow hypnotist, who is supposedly able to read minds. Mathias, as burgomaster, is called upon to conduct the inquest, but under the intuitive eye of the hypnotist cannot resist torment of his own conscience.