The Magician
Ingmar Bergman's The Magician (Ansiktet) can be a engaging, brilliantly imagined tale of deceit in one of cinema's premier illusionists. Max von Sydow stars as Dr. Vogler, a nineteenth century travel mesmerist and peddler of potions whose magical is placed to the test from Stockholm by the cruel, eminently rational royal medical adviser Dr. Vergérus. The end result is just actually a smart battle of wits that's both amusing and frightening, taken in rich, gorgeously gothic blackandwhite.
Released: 1958-12-26
Genre:
Drama