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    The Magician

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    Sweden
    1958     Comedy-drama    
    1h 41min
    Original lang: Swedish

    Nothing is quite as it seems in Bergman's magical, mesmerizing, metaphysical The Magician, a semi-comic, highly gothic period piece that sets faith, art and illusion on a dangerous collision course with science, rationality and reality. Max von Sydow stars as the master conjurer and mesmerist who leads a troupe of illusionists, charlatans and snake-oil salesmen into mid-19th century Stockholm.

    Directed byIngmar Bergman
    Written byIngmar Bergman
    CompanyJanus FilmsJanus FilmsJanus Films

    Starring

    Max von Sydow
    Ingrid Thulin
    Bibi Andersson
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