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Magic Mirror

Original title: Espelho Mágico
  • 20052005
  • 2h 17m
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6.8/10
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Magic Mirror (2005)
Espelho Mágico, a film by Manoel de Oliveira - trailer
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Luciano, fresh out of jail, was taken by his brother, Flórido, to serve in the home of wealthy Alfreda. He was surprised when she told him that her greatest desire was to see the Virgin Mary... Read allLuciano, fresh out of jail, was taken by his brother, Flórido, to serve in the home of wealthy Alfreda. He was surprised when she told him that her greatest desire was to see the Virgin Mary. Now comes this rich land owner with her sublime pretensions. Isn't it enough for her to ... Read allLuciano, fresh out of jail, was taken by his brother, Flórido, to serve in the home of wealthy Alfreda. He was surprised when she told him that her greatest desire was to see the Virgin Mary. Now comes this rich land owner with her sublime pretensions. Isn't it enough for her to have an Aston Martin and a Jaguar in the garage and ten different dresses per season? It w... Read all
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357
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    • Manoel de Oliveira
    • Agustina Bessa-Luís(inspired by the book "A Alma dos Ricos")
    • Manoel de Oliveira(adaptation and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Leonor Silveira
    • Ricardo Trêpa
    • Luís Miguel Cintra
    • Manoel de Oliveira
    • Agustina Bessa-Luís(inspired by the book "A Alma dos Ricos")
    • Manoel de Oliveira(adaptation and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Leonor Silveira
    • Ricardo Trêpa
    • Luís Miguel Cintra
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Leonor Silveira and Susana Sá in Magic Mirror (2005)
    Ricardo Trêpa in Magic Mirror (2005)
    Leonor Silveira in Magic Mirror (2005)
    Leonor Silveira in Magic Mirror (2005)
    Leonor Baldaque and Ricardo Trêpa in Magic Mirror (2005)
    Leonor Baldaque in Magic Mirror (2005)
    Luís Miguel Cintra in Magic Mirror (2005)
    Leonor Silveira in Magic Mirror (2005)
    Renato Berta, João Bénard da Costa, Manoel de Oliveira, Lima Duarte, P. João Marques, Michel Piccoli, Leonor Silveira, Adelaide Teixeira, Ricardo Trêpa, David Cardoso, Miguel Cadilhe, and Mónica Baldaque in Magic Mirror (2005)
    Manoel de Oliveira in Magic Mirror (2005)
    Renato Berta, João Bénard da Costa, and Manoel de Oliveira in Magic Mirror (2005)
    Renato Berta, Manoel de Oliveira, and Miguel Cadilhe in Magic Mirror (2005)

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    Leonor Silveira
    Leonor Silveira
    • Alfreda
    Ricardo Trêpa
    Ricardo Trêpa
    • José Luciano…
    Luís Miguel Cintra
    Luís Miguel Cintra
    • Filipe Quinta
    Leonor Baldaque
    • Vicenta…
    Glória de Matos
    • Nurse Hilda
    Isabel Ruth
    Isabel Ruth
    • Celsa Adelaide
    Adelaide Teixeira
    • Queta
    Diogo Dória
    Diogo Dória
    • Police Comissioner
    José Wallenstein
    José Wallenstein
    • Américo
    Maestro Atalaya
    • Prof. Oboé
    P. João Marques
    • Priest Feliciano
    • (as Padre João Marques)
    Marisa Paredes
    Marisa Paredes
    • Monja
    Michel Piccoli
    Michel Piccoli
    • Prof. Heschel
    Lima Duarte
    Lima Duarte
    • Priest Clodel
    Eugénia Cunha
    • Costureira (seamstress)
    João Alves
    • Noémia's daughter
    Filipa de Almeida
    • Alfreda
    • (as Filipa Almeida)
    Pedro Lopes
    • Musician
      • Manoel de Oliveira
      • Agustina Bessa-Luís(inspired by the book "A Alma dos Ricos")
      • Manoel de Oliveira(adaptation and dialogue)
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    This was part of a 2 film retrospective (for lack of a better term) at the Anthology Film Archives in NYC of recent works by Manoel de Oliveira (the other film was The Fifth Empire-Yesterday as Today). This is the better of the two films. This one has one of the more surreal plots of any de Oliveira film. It concerns itself with a rich woman (played by Leonor Silveira, a mainstay in Manoel's films) who has a strong desire to witness the Virgin Mary. 2 con men (one of whom has been just released from jail and the other is trying to go "clean", but doesn't seem to be trying too hard) devise a scheme to milk her out of some money and hire a local girl to portray the Virgin Mary for her. The plot here is actually quite funny, and this is one of de Oliveira's most surreal, touching, and beguiling films. The performances are all first rate, and the film has a wonderful, languid pacing to it (like most of Manoel's films). There is even a strange, dreamlike scene that takes "place" in Venice. It looks like a projection mistake when I first saw it, but then realised it was supposed to look like that, it made a sort of unique sense. I was rather disappointed at the crowds for these films (there was only 10 people in the audience for Magic Mirror, only 6 for The Fifth Empire), but I stayed for the duration of both films. I'm glad I'm did. Much of Manoel's work is not on DVD, but if you get a chance to see any of his work, please do. Even his minor films (like Party) are pretty good.
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    • Release date
      • March 9, 2006 (Portugal)
      • Portugal
      • Filbox Produções (Portugal)
      • French
      • Spanish
      • Portuguese
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Piazza San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Filbox Produções
      • Ministério da Cultura
      • Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia (ICAM)
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    • 2 hours 17 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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