The Magician (1958 film)

The Magician
The Magician
	Film poster
Directed by	Ingmar Bergman
Written by	Ingmar Bergman
Produced by	Allan Ekelund
Starring	Max von Sydow; Ingrid Thulin; Gunnar Björnstrand; Bibi Andersson;
Cinematography	Gunnar Fischer
Edited by	Oscar Rosander
Music by	Erik Nordgren
Distributed by	AB Svensk Filmindustri
Release date	26 December 1958;
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Ansiktet (lit. 'The Face'^[1]), also released as The Magician, is a 1958 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Max von Sydow and Ingrid Thulin. The plot follows a traveling magician named Albert Vogler, whose allegedly supernatural live shows are challenged by the skeptical population of a small village.

Blending elements of psychological drama and horror,^[2] the film was distantly inspired by G. K. Chesterton's play Magic.

The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 31st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[3]

^ "The Magician". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
^ Billson, Anne (June 5, 2013). "'Whenever Scandinavian cinema has five minutes to fill it burns a witch'". The Daily Telegraph.
^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

[1] "The Magician". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2023-07-28.

[2] Billson, Anne (June 5, 2013). "'Whenever Scandinavian cinema has five minutes to fill it burns a witch'". The Daily Telegraph.

[3] Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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