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The Magician

2015 · 122 min

A wistful, pretty period romance wrapped in stage-magic flourishes, gentle and a little slow, with longing looks doing most of the work.

Tagline
As I lay my eyes on you the magic begins.
Overview
A Princess in the Joseon Dynasty travels to the Qing Dynasty to marry. On the way to there, she meets a young magician and falls in love with him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • fate
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism3
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, fantasy
Directed by
Kim Dae-seung
Written by
Kim Dae-seung, Jo Jung-hwa
Starring
Yoo Seung-ho, Go Ara, Lee Kyung-young, Jo Yoon-hee, Kwak Do-won, Park Cheol-min, Jo Dal-hwan, Jang Yoo-sang
Music
Bang Jun-seok
Cinematography
Cho Sang-yun
Runtime
122 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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