Magic in the Moonlight [Blu-ray]

This was such a fun entertaining movie!

I think that people who rated this movie so low, just do not understand Woody Allen. He does not spoon feed the underlying theme of the movie to his audience. Instead, he lets it unfold with remarkable clarity. He speaks of the human condition in so many ways and his characters represent so many of the personality traits of people in the world. His humor is brilliant, and again it is not a "pie in your face" slapstick humor based upon swearing and licentious behavior. There is the wise, the bewildered, the happy, the morose, the braggart, the evil doer, and those living in the lap of luxury who haven't got much to say. If you base Mr. Allen's movies upon his own foibles, foibles which he shows are part of the human condition, then you deny yourself art in its purest form. You should stay away from most great works by genius individuals who are guilty of all sorts of malfeasance. Do not read the Greeks, Romans, anything by Popes who engaged in so much nefarious behavior. Do not read Hemingway, who was without a doubt a misogynist. Stay away from Hitchcock, a peeping Tom. If you strip away the facade, many genius directors, writers, producers; are lacking in some way or another. Don't get me started on artists who committed so many transgressions. I encourage you to refrain from letting your children watch Disney, or allowing them to read Dr. Seuss. When people I know tell me that they do not like the movies of Woody Allen, although they are my friends, they are very limited in their understanding of human nature, and have less exposure to history, travel, empathy, and are rather dull. They are likable like the millionaire wanting to marry Sophie, but painfully dull.

Wow. After reading some of the negative reviews, I wondered if we watched the same movie.....but as the French say...'À chacun son goût'. ...not everyone likes the same thing. First, I totally bought Firth as the main character. I really enjoyed seeing him in this role and thought he played it rather well. I thought the casting was very good - especially Atkins as Aunt Vanessa and Emma Stone as Sophie. The plot was interesting, and standard "Woody Allen New York Angst" - which I find funny. (Although I'm not a fan of his at this point -- after certain situations have come to light. I didn't know he directed this until after I had watched it. )I loved the scenery and the "eye candy' of the beautifully designed sets and costumes. The props were lovely - from the black and white parasol that was carried by an extra and filmed from above as she walked away.....which served to create a sumptuous feast of textures as the opening of a new scene before any dialogue was even spoken - to the pearlescent hues of Aunt Vanessa's pearls held in the hands of Sophie as an 'emotional touchstone' for her to discover the secret lost love on Aunt Vanessa's life. Atkins did a fabulous job of creating depth in her character.As to the 'negative comments about God' that one reviewer spoke of....I do understand. But, to me, the beauty of the script was in how much these pseudo-intellectuals long for meaning in their lives, especially the grace of faith. At one point, Firth's dialogue is quite eloquent on the subject as he equates the belief in a God to the dignity of man. Really....here we see Woody Allen's interior struggle with the concept of God as he approaches his dotage.I found the movie a lovely walk in the sunlight of Provence during a dreary winter and have since watched it several times. Each time I find it is a little, quirky gem of a film that delights me. No nudity, no swearing, no uncomfortable sex scenes and witty, interesting, funny dialogue. Go figure...

1928 period piece set in Europe, mostly in the south of France. There's a big debate going on in this film about what is real. It surprised me that W. Allen would take it on, and in this way. Do illusions make us happy? What exactly are the illusions? Do we know for sure? Yet there is another force at work throughout. The magicians can't understand it because it's not rational, and their work is scientific illusionism. Regardless that it's Woody Allen, so much in the film is worth watching with an open mind, which the main character gets. Colin Firth is always worth watching, he goes from a scathing boor to genuinely hopeful, to sincerety, to finding a heart. What a character arch. Everyone was good, costumes, set, lighting, funny what a "ball" was in 1928 flapper era. If you like films about what life is all about, this one will get the debate going.

I just love this movie, but it makes me sad that so many actors who have work for Mr. Allen have now turned against him. He really brings out the best in actors, and makes watching his movies such enjoyable experiences. It isn't fair for them to judge him or destroy all his great movies, and lifetime of work over allegation that have been through the court system and he was not found to be what or do what he was accused of. It seems to me public opinion has replace Common Law. That is wrong. There is no common sense left either. I stand by Mr. Woody Allen , he has brought so much laughter and joy to me through his movies. Those that accuse a person or won't work with him are wrong to have dismissed him, they should apologize to him. His movies are not violent, or vulgar, and filmed in beautiful locations. He is a very talented director as you see he brings out the actors have to offer. It would have been better had you actors say nothing, but for those who work for him and spent time on the set film have you no loyalty to this man. Will I do and will always.Truly awesome movie. Best line in movie is, "tell me something I don't already know". That would be that Woody Allen makes great movies.Thank you Woody for decades of laughter.

Wer könnte das besser wissen, als der Illusionist Stanley Crawford(Colin Firth). Der soll außerhalb seiner Bühnenshow, im Jahr 1928, das verwerfliche Verhalten der Hochstaplerin Sophie(Emma Stone) aufdecken. Die hat sich an der Cote d'Azur in das Vertrauen der reichen Familie Catledge eingeschlichen und Stanleys Freund, der Zauberkünstler Howard(Simon McBurney) bitte Stanley um Hilfe. Stanley ist sich sicher, dass er das "vermeintliche" Medium Sophie sehr schnell überführen wird. Doch daraus wird nichts, im Gegenteil. Es dauert nicht lange und Stanley glaubt selbst an Sophies übersinnliche Fähigkeiten. Das sorgt für jede Menge Überraschungen...Woody Allen hat sich mit -Magic in the Moonlight- an verschiedene Vorbilder angelehnt. Da ist zum einen eine nicht zu übersehende Ähnlichkeit zu Guy Hamiltons -Das Böse unter der Sonne- zu erkennen. Weiterhin sind die weichen Farben von Allens Kamera sehr nah an Lasse Hallström dran. Das alles sorgt für einen wunderbar leichten Old-School-Film, der den Zuschauer schnell für sich einnimmt. Ein kleines Manko für mich: Es gibt nur eine Möglichkeit, wie Sophie durch Schummelei ihre Umwelt von ihren übersinnlichen Fähigkeiten überzeugen kann. Genau die ist nachher auch die Lösung. Das hatte relativ wenig Überraschungseffekt.-Magic in the Moonlight- lebt von Colin Firth und Emma Stone, herrlicher Musik aus den 20er Jahren, fantastischen Drehorten, spritzigen Dialogen und Allens bedächtig geführter Kamera. Mir persönlich hat das gut gefallen. Sie dürfen und müssen wieder einmal selbst entscheiden, was sie von Allens Ausflug an die Cote d'Azur halten...

...hier eigentlich weniger "roaring", sondern verpackt in eine elegante Salonkomödie mit einem hervorragenden Colin Firth.Die wilden Zwanziger bilden hier nur den Rahmen für eine typische Woody Allen Komödie mit viel Wortwitz und wenig Action.Woody Allen halt. Das mag man, oder man mag es nicht. Woody Allen ist mittlerweile ein Etikett, fast schon eine eigene Gattung. Er spielt gerne mit Illusion und Maske. Man denke an "The Purple Rose of Cairo", oder "Midnigt in Paris".Man weiss also, was man bekommt. Einen "typischen" Woody Allen Film der verzaubert- sofern man sich darauf einlassen mag.Ich wusste es und deshalb hat er mir auch gefallen.

Asin B00SGAJ8CM. En el nombre del producto indican que es la versión italiana, que contiene idioma y subtítulos en castellano. Pues no, es la versión francesa que solo contiene inglés y francés. Un error en la descripción que afecta muchísimo a la decisión de compra. Y por si acaso colocan una pegatina con un código de barras encima de la descripción de audio, con lo que tienes que desprecintar el producto sí o sí para ver el engaño. Impresentable.

Anche se non figurerà tra i capolavori del regista, rimane comunque un'opera di buon livello, che sviluppa una tematica di convenzione come l'apparente inconciliabilità tra scienza-ragione e spiritismo, una tematica di idee quasi filosofiche inserite in una trama che presenta un finale a sorpresa tipico di Allen quand' è l'amore che finisce per risolvere conflitti precedenti irrisolti, accettando quella discreta misura di candore e ingenuità che permette di superare i limiti di una ragione incagliata sui misteri che non è riuscita a spiegare.Il film è piacevole, sorretto dal ritmo dei dialoghi e dalla buona recitazione di Emma Stone e Colin Firth; e per quanto riguarda la regia, trattasi di Woody Allen, non l'ultimo arrivato.

Da ich beide Schauspieler sehr mag, hab ich mich auf den Film sehr gefreut. Viele gute Schauspieler waren dabei und spielten alle gut. Die Farben, die Mode der 20er Jahre, die schönen Landschaften sind ein Augenschmaus. Die Story ist gefällig, das Tempo des Films in Ordnung, aber der Schluß paßt zu sehr in die Zeit, aus der die Story stammt und leider hat die Spannung nicht gereicht um mit dem Ende entspannt aufzuatmen. So gespannt war man nicht, weil man das Happy End ahnte. Und wie dann das abrupte und eigentlich auch furchtbar verstaubte Ende kam, war es nur ein kurzes Puff (!)und dann saß man da und dachte, hä?, das wars? Armes Mädchen, was ein Gockel.