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It caught my eye because there had been a film called "Svengali", and I hadn't known the title actually meant something, I'd assumed it was the last name of the main character or the name of the place.
(not seen the film, but some good-looking actors in it; it's on YouTube)
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It caught my eye because there had been a film called "Svengali", and I hadn't known the title actually meant something, I'd assumed it was the last name of the main character or the name of the place.
(not seen the film, but some good-looking actors in it; it's on YouTube)
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'Svengali' Bannon leaving White House
'A person who manipulates or exerts excessive control over another'
Svengali (“a person who manipulates or exerts excessive control over another”) cozened its way to the top of our lookups on August 18th, 2017, following multiple news reports that political strategist Stephen Bannon would soon be fired from his position at the White House.