July 2, 2009
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Bengt Ekerot, Bibi Andersson, Gunnar Bjornstrand
A 19th-century magician who heads a troupe of traveling illusionists come to a small Swedish town where the population doesn''t believe in magic.
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July 26, 2008Prepare to be amazed. The kind of cinematography that reducing professionals to sobbing children. Oh, and the story and acting's good too.
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October 18, 2008wow what a movie..i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is an exellent movie...this has got a really good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that this is a good movie because its filmed in black n white but this is just an enjoyable m...( read more)
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August 29, 2008After viewing several movies with the theme of faith by Bergman, it seems that I can now see his hidden messages more easily! Or maybe, you simply need some background to understand the theme of this movie. Anyway, this movie is unique as there's dark humour in it, unlike many ot...( read more)
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March 20, 2008great actors - moving, expressive; captivating, deep and intriguing story; twisted structure - all of it with a cynical layer. A disturbing promise of an ending, fading lighter than one would expect.
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September 20, 2007Good flic. Great soundtrack A bit twilight zone near the end (my favorite part) and I was watching a poor print.
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August 16, 2007Intriguing story with compelling characters. In particular, Sydow's role. The horror element is also evident.
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July 24, 2007It was at least ten years ago I last saw a Bergman movie and my general impression was that his movies are so deeply depressing. So I rented this movie called Ansikte (which means The Face in English) and started watching it with some prejudices. But those disappear...( read more)
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