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Magic Mirror (2005)

Magic Mirror poster
Original title
Espelho Mágico
Directed by
Manoel de Oliveira
Genre
comedy film
Country
Portugal
Runtime
2h 17m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman seeks a miraculous apparition of the Virgin Mary. She encounters various people who shape her journey.

whimsicalthoughtfulslow-pacedcerebralcontemplativemildly surrealunderstated

What happens

Magic Mirror (Portuguese: Espelho Mágico) is a 2005 Portuguese film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was shown in competition at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. It is based on a novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís. The film was conceived as the second part of a trilogy that begun with the 2002 film The Uncertainty Principle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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