DVD
The magician = Ansiktet
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Edition
Full screen version.
Languages
Swedish dialogue with English subtitles.
Performers
Ingrid Thulin, Max Von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand.
Publication Information
[New York] : The Criterion Collection : Janus Films, [2010]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (34 p. : ill.).
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
A traveling magician bringing his potions and mystical items with him is challenged by the Minister of Health, who believes the magician to be a charlatan. Bonus features include an interview with the director regarding the film and various essays.
Notes
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.
Bonus features include: Brief 1967 interview with director Ingmar Berman abou the film ; rare English-language audio interview with Bergman conducted by filmmakers Olivier Assayas and Stig Björkman in 1990.
Accompanying booklet includes excerpts from a 1990 tribute to the film by Assayas, a new essay by critic Geoff Andre and an excerpt from Berman's autobiography, Images: my life in film.