Noted Austrian actor Klaus-Maria Brandauer stepped into the director's chair for this drama about the rise of fascism in Europe, based on a story by Thomas Mann. In the 1920s, Bernhard Fuhrmann (Julian Sands), a German author and outspoken leftist, takes his family to Torre di Venere, a resort community in Italy, where they are not welcomed warmly by all of the residents, especially after an incident in which Fuhrmann's daughter is caught swimming nude by the seashore. While several of the guests at the hotel where the Fuhrmanns are staying voice their opposition to the family's presence, the concierge defends their right to stay there -- until she is killed and replaced by a member of the local fascist brigade. As the village is enveloped in chaos, a magician named Cipola (Brandauer) appears, who has a profound effect on the lives of those around him. Mario und der Zauberer was shown in competition at the 1994 Moscow Film Festival.

1900年，科学的发展还未能遮盖魔术的神秘感，维也纳的人们对艾森海姆（爱德华·诺顿 饰）的魔术更是达到了痴迷的状态。这个神奇的魔术师总是能把现实和虚幻的东西混为一体，让人坠入云里雾里，怀疑他是否真的具有超能力。而台下的乌尔侦探，更是想从艾森海姆每一场的表演里看出幕后的真相...

20世纪50年代末期，曾经风靡一时的剧场风云变幻，人们迷恋电视、迷恋摇滚，对于曾经伴随他们长大的各种杂耍则不再关注。他是一个经验丰富的魔术师，舞台上得体从容，现实中却不得不为了可怜的生活费而流转于各个表演场所，上至华贵的音乐厅，下至破落偏僻的小酒馆，不变的是他对魔术的执着。在苏格兰某个乡间逗留时，魔术师结识了一个小女孩，她感叹于那些神奇的魔法，于是偷偷离开故乡，转而追随魔术师的脚步。

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1984年荷兰影评人协会奖，荷兰电影金牛犊奖，最佳男主角及最佳长片。 1985年巴西圣保罗国际电影节观众评选最佳影片。 荷兰超现实电影,荷兰鬼才导演Jos Stelling的成名作,他曾经5次获得荷兰电影最高奖--金牛皮奖(Golden Calf),本片也是作品极少的荷兰哑剧表演大师Freek de Jonge与Stelling的唯一合作影片,本片从头到尾无一句对白, 所有演员用出色的身体语言和优美的音乐充分表现了电影的本质,一部难得的电影精品.

伟大的魔术师Zirco表演的转折点是他在观众中催眠了一些迷人的年轻女士，并让她们在公共场合脱衣服，当一个持怀疑态度的年轻女记者称他为江湖骗子时，他利用催眠暗示她让她做婊子并与她做爱。

这是迈克尔・鲍威尔早期执导的短片 / 作品名称，属于他早年实验性、带有奇幻与视觉风格的创作，和他后来《红菱艳》《偷窥狂》等经典的视觉美学、神秘主义气质一脉相承。

两兄弟中，有一人是才华横溢的业余魔术师，他们梦想加入马戏团。在追寻梦想的过程中，他们发现一切并非表面看起来那么简单。

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