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SYNOPSIS

Chinese conjuror Wei Ling Soo is the most celebrated magician of his age, but few know that he is the stage persona of Stanley Crawford, a grouchy and arrogant Englishman with a sky-high opinion of himself and an aversion to phony spiritualists' claims. Persuaded by his friend, Howard Burkan, Stanley goes on a mission to the Côte d'Azur mansion of the Catledge family: mother Grace, son Brice, and daughter Caroline. He presents himself as a businessman named Stanley Taplinger in order to debunk the alluring young clairvoyant Sophie Baker who is staying there with her mother. Sophie arrived at the Catledge villa at the invitation of Grace, who is convinced that Sophie can help her contact her late husband, and once there, attracted the attention of Brice, who has fallen for her head over heels. What follows is a series of events that are magical in every sense of the word.

Woody Allen

Woody Allen is one of the best known and most respected names in the movie industry. His career of being a writer, director, actor and producer spans over 30 years and still thrives. After writing routines for comedians and performing as a nightclub comic, he wrote the Broadway play Don’t Drink the Water (1966). His early films, such as Bananas (1971) and Sleeper (1973), combined highbrow comedy and slapstick. Later romantic comedies such as Annie Hall (1977), which won him two Academy Awards, and Manhattan (1979) offered a bittersweet view of New York life. His other notable films include Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Match Pooint (2005), and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). For Midnight in Paris (2011) Allen received his 7th Oscar nomination for Best Director and his 14th (a record) for Best Original Screenplay; he won the latter.

Selected Filmography

2014       Magic in the Moonlight

2013       Blue Jasmin

2012       To Rome With Love

2011       Midnight in Paris

2010     You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2009     Whatever Works

2008     Vicky Cristina Barcelona

1999     Sweet and Lowdown

1996     Everyone Says I Love You

1994     Bullets Over Broadway

1992     Husbands and Wives

1989     Crimes and Misdemeanors

1986     Hannah and Her Sisters

1985     The Purple Rose of Cairo

1984     Broadway Danny Rose

1979     Manhattan Murder Mystery

1978     Interiors

1977     Annie Hall

1973     Sleeper

1972     Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex

1969     Take the Money and Run

1966     What's Up, Tiger Lily?

Festivals

2014 -    Venice, Toronto, Zurich, Hong Kong, Sarajevo, Traverse

A master stroke of enchantment from one of the few legitimate cinematic geniuses of the modern cinema...

Max Reed, New York Observer