When an old friend Stanley asked him to watch Sophie, expose it and thus save them from the insidious fraudsters naive rich, famous illusionist without hesitation agreed to help. Tricks of the so-called "mediums" were known him for a long time, and he had no doubt that in a jiffy see through wretch. Wretch, however, proved to be intractable: the first day of the Stanley could not catch her cheating, and he had to stay in a hospitable family for a longer period. Is it possible that Sophie has a really unique gift, and prim Stanley his entire life was sadly mistaken, considering the supernatural and paranormal fiction simple?
Year of release: 2014
Country: United States
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Duration: 1:37:36
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Anthony Clarke, Natasha Andrews, Valerie Beaulieu, Peter Uollash, Jurgen Tsvingel, Wolfgang Pissors, Sebastien Siro Simon McBurney
The film is set in 1928. Stanley Crawford (Colin Firth) - the famous English magician, who plays with the ideas under the Chinese pseudonym Wei Ling Soo. At the request of his friend and colleague Howard Bёrkena (Simon McBurney), he is sent to the French Côte d'Azur, to expose young spiritualistku Sophie (Emma Stone), which captured the confidence of a very wealthy family.
ReplyDeleteArriving at the rich villa, Stanley meets Sophie and her mother, Mrs. Baker (Marcia Gay Harden). Watching the first session, when Sophie evokes the spirit of her dead husband hostess Grace Ketledzh (Jacki Weaver), Stanley, who considers himself an expert in exposing all sorts of tricks, can not determine what tricks she uses. Even more, he is surprised when it turns out that Sophie knows many details of his own past (on its own explanation, it receives this information through the "vibration"). Stanley begins to doubt whether he was originally rights, excluding the existence of supernatural phenomena in real life.
In parallel, the film develops a romantic effect. Bryce (Hamish Linklater), son and heir housewife huge fortune, accompanied by Sophie singing songs to the accompaniment of a ukulele - he is in love with Sophie, and invites her to marry him. Meanwhile, Stanley is going to visit his aunt Vanessa (Eileen Atkins), who also lives on the French Riviera. Trying to get better acquainted with Sophie, Stanley offers her a ride together. On the way back they had car breaks down, the storm begins, and they are soaked to the skin, fleeing from the weather in an old observatory in which Stanley had been in childhood.
After this trip, Sophie is not so sure that she wants to marry, though rich, but wearied her own romances Bryce. But it seems that full immunity to the nascent Stanley she leaves her feeling of choice ...
Action comedy melodrama "Magic in the Moonlight" is set in the late 20s of the last century in France. At the request of his close friend, a young English illusionist Stanley Crawford arrives at the French coast to expose some mysterious girl Sophie, who is allegedly a medium and can communicate with the spirits of the dead. With the help of his gift Sophie won the trust of a very wealthy family, whose head has recently died. Inconsolable widow girl-medium gives the opportunity to communicate with the dead man, but many believe Sophie just charlatan, preying on people's grief.
ReplyDeleteBeing the best whistleblower fake magicians, psychics and other "gifted", Stanley is confident that it will soon reveal the tricks of the girl and bring cheats to clean water. However, close monitoring of Sophie has no effect, and some information from the past and Stanley did misinform and even make believe that a young person can really have some unusual gift. But is it really?
"Magic in the Moonlight" - a film by Woody Allen, intrigue, known to fans of mysteries. The beginning of the plot - in the 20s of the last century. Duration - a decade of human life filled with a variety of emotions and passions. Lovely south of France, Cote d'Azur. Englishman Stanley arrived in France in order to uncover the alleged scam - in crooks. At least, it seems that it is imperative to prevent a young Miss pretend clairvoyant. However, the hero can not do it: personal problems interfere with the plan. In the course of the movie characters of both sexes begin to experience personal and professional problems. Stanley gradually beginning to attract emerging obstacles, or rather their enviable constancy.
ReplyDeleteFor the viewer problem characters seem ridiculous, because funny situations arise constantly, creating a relaxed atmosphere and a total mixing drama with comedy. Playing detective, Stanley falls in love with Sophia clairvoyant. Moreover, he begins to believe her. But in the beginning of the film he was introduced to the audience as the greatest debunker speculators. Easy laid-back story hidden in it an intrigue attract viewers of all ages.