The Magician (1958)

A traveling magician and his troupe arrive in a Swedish town in the 1840s, where their act is scrutinized by local authorities and a skeptical medical official. Their stay leads to a series of confrontations that test the boundaries between performance, belief, and deception.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after The Magician

• Hour of the Wolf (1968) — Ingmar Bergman directed both
• The Passion of Anna (1969) — Same subject: dual identity
• Saraband (2003) — Ingmar Bergman directed both
• The House of the Spirits (1993) — Same feel: philosophical, complex
• The Illusionist (2006) — Same subject: magic
• The Silence (1963) — Ingmar Bergman directed both