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A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mind-games with the island's magus (magician) and a beautiful young woman.A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mind-games with the island's magus (magician) and a beautiful young woman.A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mind-games with the island's magus (magician) and a beautiful young woman.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
Danièle Noël
- Soula
- (as Danielle Noel)
Andreas Malandrinos
- Goatherd
- (as Andreas Melandrinos)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSir Michael Caine lists this, along with The Swarm (1978) and Ashanti (1979), as one of the worst movies he ever made. This is mainly down to the fact that no one, least of all the audience, knew what it was about.
- GoofsIn the rented room where the English professor will live while to continue the teaching work of his predecessor in the "Greek" island, there is a rather conspicuous historical XIX century Spanish painting by José Casado del Alisal which represents the first defeat of Napoleon's armies in Spain, in the city of Bailén, where Marechal Philippe Antoine Dupont de l'Estang surrendered to inexperienced Spanish General Castaños on 19 July 1808. Not quite a Hellenic topic, really.
- Quotes
Maurice Conchis: [to Nicholas] Now, I will show you something. The ultimate reality. Not the hammer and sickle, not the stars and stripes, not lysergic acid, not the sun, not gold, not yin and yang. But
[reveals smile statue]
Maurice Conchis: The Smile.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Denúncia Vazia (1979)
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The Magus In 1968
I saw The Magus in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan where I was stationed in the Air Force. I was with four other airmen who were bored looking for something to do in one of the world's largest cities.
One of the guys in our group had apparently read the book and suggested we go see it. "It will be a wild ride!", he said. By the time we walked out of the cinema we were,
1. In love with Candice Bergen.
2. Totally confused what point the movie was trying to convey.
The guy who had read the book? "I, uh, didn't really understand the book either. I was kinda hoping the movie would clear up my confusion."
It failed.
One of the guys in our group had apparently read the book and suggested we go see it. "It will be a wild ride!", he said. By the time we walked out of the cinema we were,
1. In love with Candice Bergen.
2. Totally confused what point the movie was trying to convey.
The guy who had read the book? "I, uh, didn't really understand the book either. I was kinda hoping the movie would clear up my confusion."
It failed.
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- kentwarrenmcdonald
- Sep 30, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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