Manus ludens. Mabuse's playful hands.

In the article, the author examines the key role played by the main character's hands in the 1922 film "Dr Mabuse, Der Spieler" (Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler), directed by Fritz Lang. Also cited are how the hands depicted playfulness, synchronous cunning, and nonchalance, how card games blends gambling and role-playing as per author Tom Gunning, and the reductive rationality of late industrialism.