Les Mains d'Orlac
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| - | In [[1920]], [[Maurice Renard]] wrote the [[classic]] ''Les Mains d'Orlac'' (Eng: ''The Hands of Orlac''), in which a [[virtuoso]] [[pianist]] receives the [[transplanted hands]] of a [[murderer]] and turns into a [[killer]] himself. The book was twice [[adapted]] to film as ''[[Mad Love (1935 film)|Mad Love]]'' and ''The Hands of Orlac''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | In [[1920]], [[Maurice Renard]] wrote the [[classic]] ''Les Mains d'Orlac'' (Eng: ''The Hands of Orlac''), in which a [[virtuoso]] [[pianist]] receives the [[transplanted]] [[hand]]s of a [[murderer]] and turns into a [[killer]] himself. The book was twice [[adapted]] to film as ''[[Mad Love (1935 film)|Mad Love]]'' and ''The Hands of Orlac''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] |
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In 1920, Maurice Renard wrote the classic Les Mains d'Orlac (Eng: The Hands of Orlac), in which a virtuoso pianist receives the transplanted hands of a murderer and turns into a killer himself. The book was twice adapted to film as Mad Love and The Hands of Orlac. [1] [May 2007]
French description
Les Mains d'Orlac est un roman fantastique de l'écrivain français Maurice Renard publié en 1921.
Le pianiste Stephen Orlac est victime d'un accident qui le prive de ses mains, le docteur Cerral lui greffe les mains d'un assassin venant de se faire guillotiner. Dès lors, Orlac se demande s'ils n'est pas un Mister Hyde ayant hérité de penchants criminels. Les crimes se multiplient autour d'Orlac. [2] [May 2007]
Film adaptations
Ce livre a fait l'objet: - de trois adaptations au cinéma :
- Orlacs Hände de Robert Wiene (Autriche) en 1924 avec Conrad Veidt.
- Mad Love en 1935 de Karl Freund (USA) avec Peter Lorre.
- Les Mains d'Orlac (The Hands of Orlac) de Edmond T. Gréville (France/Grande Bretagne) en 1961 avec Mel Ferrer.
À noter que l'écrivain Malcolm Lowry fait plusieurs fois référence au film Les Mains d'Orlac de 1935 dans son livre Sous le volcan.
