Review of The Magician (1959) by Michael Wilmington for Chicago Tribune — 28 Sep 1967
This piquant control over cinematic grammar doesn’t quite rescue the film from a laughably zombie-tinged climax and an anomalous deus ex machina denouement, but it makes The Magician one of Bergman’s more accessible failures, and collapses any suspicious connection between him and the fretful Vogler.
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This review of The Magician (1959) was written by Michael Wilmington and published by Chicago Tribune on 28 Sep 1967.
The Magician has generally received very positive reviews.
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