SIMON, THE MAGICIAN

SIMON, THE MAGICIAN (SIMON MÁGUS), 1999
Hungary, France | DVD, Color, 100’ | Hungarian, French
Director: Ildikó Enyedi
Cast: Péter Andorai, Julie Delarme, Péter Halász

The Parisian police are seeking help from magician Simon, a supernatural force, to help enlighten a murder. The moment Simon steps into Paris, he sees young Jeanne whom he can't get out of his mind. After resolving the murder case with ease, he remains in Paris and finds Jeanne again. Despite speaking different languages, the two fall in love. While Jeanne goes back to school for three days, Peter, a man who considers Simon as his main rival, invites him to a duel by including Simon in a new trick he is preparing. In this film, Ildikó Enyedi presents a fantastic drama in which she adapts the story of "Simon Magus" a religious figure with supernatural powers who appears in the New Testament.