Maleva
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Maleva is the wise Romani woman and mother of the original Wolf Man who serves as a mystical guide and bearer of the werewolf curse’s lore in Universal’s classic horror films.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romani character
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| ageDescriptor | elderly ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Wolf Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | The Wolf Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMonster | werewolf ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Larry Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | benevolent ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStereotypeElement | mystical Romani seer ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Romani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explainsCurseTo |
Larry Talbot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
villagers ⓘ |
| famousLine |
"Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night..."
ⓘ
"The way you walked was thorny, through no fault of your own." ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Universal Classic Monsters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Wolf Man (1941 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Universal Classic Horror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | horror ⓘ |
| hairColor | grey ⓘ |
| helps | Larry Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knowsAbout |
silver weakness of werewolves
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werewolf curse ⓘ werewolf transformation cycle ⓘ |
| languageOfDialogue | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| motherOf | Bela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
exposition of werewolf mythology
ⓘ
moral guide ⓘ |
| notableTrait | deep knowledge of lycanthropy lore ⓘ |
| occupation |
fortune teller
ⓘ
mystic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Maria Ouspenskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Universal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
Romani elder
ⓘ
bearer of werewolf lore ⓘ mystical guide ⓘ seer ⓘ |
| settingOfAppearances | fictional Welsh village ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| subgenreOfWork | gothic horror ⓘ |
| subsequentAppearance | Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triesTo | alleviate werewolf curse ⓘ |
| warns | Larry Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.