Paul Orlac
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Paul Orlac is a fictional concert pianist whose transplanted hands drive the psychological and horror narrative of the novel and its film adaptations "The Hands of Orlac."
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Orlac’s Hands
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The Hands of Orlac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | murderous transplanted hands ⓘ |
| centralConflict | identity crisis after hand transplant ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
fear of bodily alteration
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loss of identity ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ |
| characterType | tragic hero ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Maurice Renard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | novel The Hands of Orlac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasBodyModification | hand transplantation ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Yvonne Orlac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later body-horror narratives ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| motif |
disembodied hands
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medical experimentation ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation |
1924 film The Hands of Orlac
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1935 film Mad Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
concert pianist
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pianist ⓘ |
| setting | early 20th-century Europe ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film adaptations of The Hands of Orlac ⓘ |
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