Simon mágus (1999)

In this surrealistic movie from the director of My 20th Century, the French police seek help from Simon, a visionary living in Budapest to solve a murder case. Whilst in Paris, Simon falls ... See full summary »

Director:

Ildikó Enyedi

Writer:

Ildikó Enyedi

Stars:

Péter Andorai, Julie Delarme, Péter Halász

11 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Péter Andorai	...	Simon
Julie Delarme	...	Jeanne
Péter Halász	...	Péter
Hubert Koundé	...	Paul
Mari Nagy	...	Interpreter
Hervé Dubourjal	...	Prefect
Serge Merlin	...	Doctor
Daniel Merle	...	Inspector
Florent Vitse	...	Detective
Gergely Harmati	...	Uniformed detective
Michel Soignet	...	Biologist
Nicolas Woirion	...	Controller
Zoon Besse	...	Ambulance doctor (as Zoon)
Odéon	...	Receptionist
Aurélie Guichard	...	Reporter #2

Storyline

In this surrealistic movie from the director of My 20th Century, the French police seek help from Simon, a visionary living in Budapest to solve a murder case. Whilst in Paris, Simon falls in love with Jeanne, although they do not speak each other's language. When Jeanne leaves for a couple of days, Peter, another visionary, calls Simon for a duel: They both have to spend three days buried alive. Will Simon ever meet his love again?

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Plot Keywords:

sorcerer | surrealist | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Hungary France

Language:

French Hungarian

Release Date:

21 October 1999 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Simon le mage

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alhena Films, Artcam International, Budapest Filmstúdió

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

User Reviews

This movie didn't do anything for us at all

I tend to be sucker for foreign movies (especially French ones), since they often don't follow the American "feel good" formula. Based on the IMDb ratings, we borrowed this from the library.

Here's what we got:

Great photography and scenes of Paris, which always goes over well.

Great music.

Parallels to Biblical writings.

A bunch of flat, undeveloped characters about whom we did not care.

A beautiful young woman who falls in love with an old man in spite of a complete language barrier

A very slow moving movie that we kept hoping would go somewhere...anywhere.

Maybe we're just not sophisticated enough?

4 stars because the acting was good, the photography was good, and the music was good.