The Magician
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1958 · 1h 42m · Drama · Sweden · Rated 12 (DE)
A traveling magician and his troupe arrive in a Swedish town in the 1840s, where their act is scrutinized by local authorities and a skeptical medical official. Their stay leads to a series of confrontations that test the boundaries between performance, belief, and deception.
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Ingmar Bergman7.0Smart score
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disguisesdual identitymagicparanoiaparanormal phenomenareality vs fantasyscam artistsocial allegorystruggling artistwitchcraft
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