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The Magician
The Magician
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THE MAGICIAN

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Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Sweden, 1958
Drama, Comedy

Synopsis

Dr. Vogler, a nineteenth-century traveling mesmerist and peddler of potions, is put to the test in Stockholm by the cruel, eminently rational loyal medical medical adviser Dr. Vergérus.

Synopsis

Dr. Vogler, a nineteenth-century traveling mesmerist and peddler of potions, is put to the test in Stockholm by the cruel, eminently rational loyal medical medical adviser Dr. Vergérus.

Our take

Some six centuries after The Seventh Seal, Max von Sydow is back with Bergman in one of the latter’s most underrated films. Questioning truth and illusion, The Magician announces some of the themes that would dominate Bergman’s ‘Faith’ trilogy, beginning years later with Through a Glass Darkly.