Les Mains d'Orlac
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| - | '''''Les Mains d'Orlac''''' (Eng: ''The Hands of Orlac'') is a French novel of the [[fantastique]] written by [[Maurice Renard]] and serially published from [[1920]] onwards, then as a novel in [[1921]]. It is the story of a [[virtuoso]] [[pianist]] who receives the [[Hand_transplantation|transplanted]] [[hand]]s of a [[murderer]] and turns into a [[killer]] himself. The book was twice [[adapted]] to film before WWII. First by [[Robert Wiene]] in Germany as ''[[Orlacs Hände]]'' in 1924, then as ''[[Mad Love (1935 film)|Mad Love]]'' in Germany in 1934 by [[Karl Freund]]. | + | '''''Les Mains d'Orlac''''' (Eng: ''The Hands of Orlac'') is a French novel of the [[fantastique]] written by [[Maurice Renard]] and serially published from [[1920]] onwards, then as a novel in [[1921]]. It is the story of a [[Independent body parts|possessed]] [[hand]]. A [[virtuoso]] [[pianist]] receives the [[Hand_transplantation|transplanted]] [[hand]]s of a [[murderer]] and turns into a [[killer]] himself. The book was twice [[adapted]] to film before WWII. First by [[Robert Wiene]] in Germany as ''[[Orlacs Hände]]'' in 1924, then as ''[[Mad Love (1935 film)|Mad Love]]'' in Germany in 1934 by [[Karl Freund]]. |
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Les Mains d'Orlac (Eng: The Hands of Orlac) is a French novel of the fantastique written by Maurice Renard and serially published from 1920 onwards, then as a novel in 1921. It is the story of a possessed hand. A virtuoso pianist receives the transplanted hands of a murderer and turns into a killer himself. The book was twice adapted to film before WWII. First by Robert Wiene in Germany as Orlacs Hände in 1924, then as Mad Love in Germany in 1934 by Karl Freund.
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.
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.
