Dr. Alexander Brulov in "Spellbound"

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Dr. Alexander Brulov in "Spellbound" is the wise, eccentric psychoanalyst who helps unravel the film’s central psychological mystery in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1945 thriller.

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instanceOf fictional character
psychoanalyst
supporting character
appearsIn Spellbound NERFINISHED
appearsInFilmDirectedBy Alfred Hitchcock NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme amnesia
dream symbolism
guilt
psychoanalysis in cinema
characterTrait eccentric
kindly
wise
wry
countryOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Angus MacPhail NERFINISHED
Ben Hecht NERFINISHED
dialogueLanguage English
distributorOfWork United Artists NERFINISHED
fieldOfExpertise psychoanalysis
filmReleaseYear 1945
firstAppearance Spellbound (1945 film) NERFINISHED
genreOfWork film noir
psychological thriller
hasTitle Doctor
helpsCharacter Dr. Constance Petersen NERFINISHED
John Ballantyne NERFINISHED
medium cinema
narrativeFunction expositor of psychoanalytic theory
voice of reason
nationality Russian
notableScene hosts Constance Petersen and John Ballantyne at his house
interprets John Ballantyne’s dream
occupation psychoanalyst
portrayalReceived Academy Award-nominated performance for Michael Chekhov
portrayedBy Michael Chekhov NERFINISHED
productionCompanyOfWork Selznick International Pictures NERFINISHED
profession psychiatrist
relationshipToConstancePetersen colleague in psychoanalysis GENERATED
former mentor GENERATED
roleInPlot helps unravel the central psychological mystery
mentor to Dr. Constance Petersen
provides comic relief
screenTimeType supporting role
usesMethod dream analysis
workFormat black-and-white film
workLocation Vermont NERFINISHED

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Michael Chekhov notableRole Dr. Alexander Brulov in "Spellbound"