{"product_id":"the-magician-criterion-blu-ray","title":"The Magician (Criterion) - Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Criterion:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Magician,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e an engaging, brilliantly conceived tale of chicanery that doubles as a symbolic portrait of the artist as a deceiver, Ingmar Bergman proved himself to be one of cinema’s premier illusionists. Max von Sydow stars as Dr. Vogler, a nineteenth-century traveling mesmerist and peddler of potions whose magic is put to the test in Stockholm by the cruel, eminently rational royal medical adviser Dr. Vergérus (Gunnar Björnstrand). The result is a diabolically clever battle of wits that’s both frightening and funny, shot by Gunnar Fischer in rich, gorgeously gothic black and white.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\" data-feature-title-field=\"\"\u003eBLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew visual essay by Bergman scholar Peter Cowie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrief 1967 video interview with director Ingmar Bergman about the film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRare English-language audio interview with Bergman conducted by filmmakers Olivier Assayas and Stig Björkman in 1990\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew and improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: Excerpts from a 1990 tribute to the film by Assayas, a new essay by critic Geoff Andrew, and an excerpt from Bergman’s autobiography \u003ci\u003eImages: My Life in Film\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by Michael Boland\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 quillgray\"\u003eFilm Info\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"film-meta-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli itemprop=\"countryOfOrigin\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Country\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eSweden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1958\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-duration-field=\"\"\u003e101 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack \u0026amp; White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-aspect-ratio-field=\"\"\u003e1.33:1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli itemprop=\"inLanguage\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Language\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eSwedish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpine #537\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Blue Rose Video \u0026 More","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67663290040637,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/8158\/1885\/files\/pwXirphyQTlMatY7iBtZ9Mb0svCuzs_large_4f417078-8ba2-4a3f-8ac9-dcf8f5295bb2.jpg?v=1791657610","url":"https:\/\/bluerosevideo.com\/products\/the-magician-criterion-blu-ray","provider":"Blue Rose Video \u0026 More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}