The Corsican Brothers (French: Les Frères corses) is a novella by Alexandre Dumas, père, first published in 1844. It is the story of two conjoined brothers who, although separated at birth, can still feel each other's physical distress. It has been adapted many times on the stage and in film.
The Corsican Brothers
Painting by Edward Henry Corbould depicting a scene from The Corsican Brothers in an 1852 London adaptation
The story starts in March 1841, when the narrator travels to Corsica and stays at the home of the widow Savilia de Franchi who lives near Olmeto and Sollacaro. She is the mother of formerly conjoined twins Louis and Lucien. Louis is a lawyer in Paris, while Lucien clings to his Corsican roots and stays at his mother's home.
The brothers were separated at birth by a doctor with his scalpel, but Louis and Lucien can feel each other's emotions, even at a distance. Lucien explains he has a mission to undertake, with reluctance. He has to mediate in a vendetta between the Orlandi and Colona families and invites the narrator to accompany him and meet the head of the Orlandi family.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero characters Tomax and Xamot are twin brothers described as having "Corsican Syndrome" in that they share a psychic link and can feel each other's pain.
In the U.S. television science fiction series Warehouse 13, "The Corsican Brothers' Vest" is an artifact which causes who ever hurts the wearer to feel the pain (and get wounded) instead of him. In episode 12 of season 2 H. G. Wells wears the vest and, when being shot, the shooter gets the bullet instead.
In 1970 US television, a comedic parody aired on the television sitcom Bewitched. In the episode titled "The Corsican Cousins", Samantha's mother, Endora, places a spell on Samantha so she will feel and act out everything her cousin, Serena does.
In the 1981 novel The Xanadu Talisman by Peter O'Donnell, Georges and Bernard Martel are compared to the Corsican Brothers because "one was good and one was bad".
Volume 14 Chapter 01 of the manga series Black Jack involves the title character treating twin brothers who are able to feel each other's pain, which their guardian compares to the Corsican Brothers.
In the Men in Black: The Series episode "The Psychic Link Syndrome," Agent J compares Agent K to the Corsican Brothers when an alien named Forbus forms a psychic bond with K, causing the two to experience one another's sensations and emotions.
External links
The Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas (English) Henry Frith's translation on Project Gutenberg
The Corsican Brothers public domain audiobook at LibriVox
The Corsican Brothers (1902) at the Internet Movie Database
The Corsican Brothers (1912) at the Internet Movie Database
The Corsican Brothers (1915) at the Internet Movie Database
The Corsican Brothers Up To Date (1915) at the Internet Movie Database
Zoot Radio, free old time radio show downloads of The Corsican Brothers
References
^"Dion Boucicault Collections - Special Collections & Archives - University of Kent".
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The Corsican Brothers French Les Freres corses is a novella by Alexandre Dumas pere first published in 1844 It is the story of two conjoined brothers who although separated at birth can still feel each other s physical distress It has been adapted many times on the stage and in film The Corsican BrothersPainting by Edward Henry Corbould depicting a scene from The Corsican Brothers in an 1852 London adaptationAuthorAlexandre Dumas perePublication date1844 Contents 1 Plot 2 Adaptations 2 1 Theatre 2 2 Film 3 In popular culture 4 External links 5 ReferencesPlot EditThe story starts in March 1841 when the narrator travels to Corsica and stays at the home of the widow Savilia de Franchi who lives near Olmeto and Sollacaro She is the mother of formerly conjoined twins Louis and Lucien Louis is a lawyer in Paris while Lucien clings to his Corsican roots and stays at his mother s home The brothers were separated at birth by a doctor with his scalpel but Louis and Lucien can feel each other s emotions even at a distance Lucien explains he has a mission to undertake with reluctance He has to mediate in a vendetta between the Orlandi and Colona families and invites the narrator to accompany him and meet the head of the Orlandi family Adaptations EditTheatre Edit The play The Corsican Brothers by Dion Boucicault based on the story premiered in 1852 1 Film Edit The Corsican Brothers 1898 directed by film pioneer and inventor George Albert Smith The Corsican Brothers 1902 directed by Dicky Winslow The Corsican Brothers 1912 featuring George Lessey The Corsican Brothers 1915 starring King Baggot in the dual title roles directed by George Lessey The Corsican Brothers Up To Date 1915 directed by Charles Hutchison The Corsican Brothers 1917 directed by Andre Antoine The Corsican Brothers 1920 directed by Louis J Gasnier The Corsican Brothers 1941 starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr Apoorva Sagodharargal 1949 a Tamil film starring M K Radha and P Bhanumathi directed by Acharya The Bandits of Corsica 1953 starring Richard Greene in the dual title roles directed by Ray Nazarro The Corsican Brothers 1955 an Argentine film directed by Leo Fleider The Corsican Brothers 1961 film a French Italian production starring Geoffrey Horne Aggi Pidugu 1964 a Telugu film directed by B Vittalacharya starring N T Rama Rao Krishna Kumari and Rajasri Aathma Pooja 1970 a Sinhala Sri Lankan film directed by M Masthaan starring Gamini Fonseka Start the Revolution Without Me 1970 a parody starring Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland as two sets of identical twins one of each pair switched at birth Neerum Neruppum 1971 a Tamil film starring M G Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa Gora Aur Kala 1972 a Hindi film starring Rajendra Kumar Hema Malini Rekha Cheech and Chong s The Corsican Brothers 1984 a parody The Corsican Brothers 1985 a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie featuring Trevor Eve Big Business 1988 starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin based on the concept Twin Dragons 1992 a Hong Kong movie starring Jackie Chan based on the conceptIn popular culture EditG I Joe A Real American Hero characters Tomax and Xamot are twin brothers described as having Corsican Syndrome in that they share a psychic link and can feel each other s pain In the U S television science fiction series Warehouse 13 The Corsican Brothers Vest is an artifact which causes who ever hurts the wearer to feel the pain and get wounded instead of him In episode 12 of season 2 H G Wells wears the vest and when being shot the shooter gets the bullet instead In Dear Bill the parody of British political life during the Thatcher era Denis Thatcher routinely refers to the government s PR consultants Saatchi and Saatchi as The Corsican Brothers In 1970 US television a comedic parody aired on the television sitcom Bewitched In the episode titled The Corsican Cousins Samantha s mother Endora places a spell on Samantha so she will feel and act out everything her cousin Serena does In the 1981 novel The Xanadu Talisman by Peter O Donnell Georges and Bernard Martel are compared to the Corsican Brothers because one was good and one was bad Volume 14 Chapter 01 of the manga series Black Jack involves the title character treating twin brothers who are able to feel each other s pain which their guardian compares to the Corsican Brothers In the Men in Black The Series episode The Psychic Link Syndrome Agent J compares Agent K to the Corsican Brothers when an alien named Forbus forms a psychic bond with K causing the two to experience one another s sensations and emotions External links EditThe Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas English Henry Frith s translation on Project Gutenberg The Corsican Brothers public domain audiobook at LibriVox The Corsican Brothers 1898 at the Internet Movie Database The Corsican Brothers 1902 at the Internet Movie Database The Corsican Brothers 1912 at the Internet Movie Database The Corsican Brothers 1915 at the Internet Movie Database The Corsican Brothers Up To Date 1915 at the Internet Movie Database Zoot Radio free old time radio show downloads of The Corsican BrothersReferences Edit Dion Boucicault Collections Special Collections amp Archives University of Kent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Corsican Brothers amp oldid 1132578373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
