Mario and the Magician (1994)

Original title

Mario und der Zauberer

Directed by

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France, Italy, Austria

Runtime

2h 05m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A German family on holiday in Italy witnesses a frightening magician's performance that exposes simmering political and social tensions. The film follows the family and townspeople as unease grows into a confrontation.

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What happens

Mario and the Magician (German: Mario und der Zauberer) is a 1994 German-language drama film directed by Klaus Maria Brandauer, based on the 1929 novella of the same name by Thomas Mann. It was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival where Lajos Koltai won the Special Silver St. George for the Director of Photography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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