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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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