Magic in the Moonlight

Stanley is a wonderful conjurer and magician whose performances are very popular. In addition, he is not just clever, he is also an exposer of spiritualists, whom he considers to be frauds. For such merits, Stanley receives an invitation to visit one estate, among whose guests is a girl who allegedly has real psychic abilities. What started as an interesting investigation ends in something completely different. No longer a young whistleblower of psychics unexpectedly falls in love with a young liar. But not only that, he cannot provide any facts in favor of fraud on the part of the beautiful witch. Read more Woody Allen started shooting the film in 2013. First, the actors of the main roles - Colin Firth and Emma Stone - were selected, which took place in April. By the end of the same year, the cast was finally formed. Filming of "Magic of Moonlight", as planned by the director, began in the South of France. The idea to make this film came to Allen very simply. The director and actor himself is familiar with this niche. Fascinated by various psychic events and personalities who are also engaged in this, the director in his youth was engaged in tricks himself. "Moonlight Magic" was completely ready at the end of June 2014. Auctions, at which distribution companies fought for the right to rent the tape, took place already in October 2013. Darius Honji, whom Woody invited as cinematographer, shot the film based on his fascination with the photographs of Jacques Henri Lartigot. So, for Allen, "Moonlight Magic" became the fourth film shot in the 2.35: 1 format. While working on it, the director managed to take part in a small jazz concert, as he is a fan of this genre. Criticism in the tape notes primarily the skill of Colin Firth. As for the direction, if you take it in general, the reviews of prominent publications indicate that this interesting and cute film had every chance to be a little better.