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Night Magic (1985)

Night Magic poster
Directed by
Lewis Furey
Genre
musical film
Country
France, Canada
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A down-on-his-luck musician meets an angel who makes his fantasies come true. They perform musical numbers together as he tries to understand what is real.

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What happens

Night Magic is a 1985 Canadian-French musical film written by Leonard Cohen and Lewis Furey and directed by Furey. The film stars Nick Mancuso as Michael, a down on his luck musician whose fantasies begin to come true after he meets an angel (Judy, played by Carole Laure). The film's supporting cast includes Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet, Frank Augustyn, Louis Robitaille, Anik Bissonnette, Nanette Workman and Barbara Eve Harris. The film was originally slated for release as Angel Eyes, but reverted to its original working title Night Magic by the time of its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 1985. Most of the score is in Spenserian stanzas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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