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Magic

2021 · 70 min

A talky, stagey chamber piece that slowly tightens the air as a simple trick turns unsettling and strange.

Directed by
Elvis Joseph
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Vincent Parfitt, Kirsty McKenzie, James Domeyko
Tagline
'There is something more important than knowing how a trick is done.'
Overview
Based on the play 'Magic' by G.K Chesterton. A conjurer, feeling cornered by a hostile audience, turns an evening of simple parlor magic into a night of madness by performing one last trick. How does he do it? That is the grand question.

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Directed by
Elvis Joseph
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Vincent Parfitt, Kirsty McKenzie, James Domeyko
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • faith
  • identity
  • power
  • mystery
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Elvis Joseph
Written by
Elvis Joseph
Starring
Vincent Parfitt, Kirsty McKenzie, James Domeyko, David Lucas, Nick Barker-Pendree, Barnaby Goodwin, Joe Loria, Aaron J. March
Cinematography
Rah Sharma
Runtime
70 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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