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Magic in Town

1968 · 95 min

A gentle, silly family comedy that breezes by, full of light mischief and harmless chaos.

Directed by
Annelise Reenberg
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
Jeanne Darville, William Rosenberg, Pusle Helmuth
Overview
Police constable Møller'og psychiatrist Dr. Mogensen will have something to watch as the Pusle to everyone's surprise finds out that she can do magic. On her birthday she gets sent an ancient, magical figure from her uncle in South America. On the same day Pusle's parents has to travel to London, and the large family is now left to strict aunt Alma.

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Directed by
Annelise Reenberg
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
Jeanne Darville, William Rosenberg, Pusle Helmuth
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    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Genres
    family, comedy
    Directed by
    Annelise Reenberg
    Written by
    Annelise Reenberg
    Starring
    Jeanne Darville, William Rosenberg, Pusle Helmuth, Sonja Oppenhagen, Dirch Passer, Ove Sprogøe, Bjørn Puggaard-Müller, Karl Stegger
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Danish

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