(Flash Review)
Taking place in 1848, a traveling magician theater arrives at a well to do local home, with servants, to perform their tricks. The owners have invited some important officials to watch. The performers are met with skepticism and mocked. While their main act appears amateurish, their real performance occurs off-stage as they have been invited to spend the night. While the audience points them out as frauds or charlatans, they expose their own inner vulnerabilities. As some eerie but not really scary events occur will their minds be changed or will they continue to disbelieve? This was an interesting little story with much of the symbolism being clarified and referenced if the viewer has an understanding of Ingmar Bergman's other works.
Taking place in 1848, a traveling magician theater arrives at a well to do local home, with servants, to perform their tricks. The owners have invited some important officials to watch. The performers are met with skepticism and mocked. While their main act appears amateurish, their real performance occurs off-stage as they have been invited to spend the night. While the audience points them out as frauds or charlatans, they expose their own inner vulnerabilities. As some eerie but not really scary events occur will their minds be changed or will they continue to disbelieve? This was an interesting little story with much of the symbolism being clarified and referenced if the viewer has an understanding of Ingmar Bergman's other works.