Simon, The Magician (1999)

Directed by Ildikó Enyedi · Cinematography by Tibor Máthé

100 min33 frames

DramaRomanceFantasy

The Magical Power of Love

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What is Simon, The Magician about?

A crime is committed in Paris, and the police are clueless. They call in Simon, a sorcerer with supernatural powers. whilst in Paris, Simon falls in love with Jeanne, although they do not speak each other's language. When Jeanne leaves for a couple of days, Peter, another visionary, calls Simon for a duel: They both have to spend three days buried alive. Will Simon ever meet his love again?

Simon, the Magician is a Hungarian-French film written & directed by Ildikó Enyedi. The film premiered at the 1999 Locarno Festival in competition where it won the Don Quixote Award - Special Mention.

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Sampled across 33 frames, the coverage of Simon, The Magician leans on wide compositions and close-ups. Cinematographer Tibor Máthé keeps much of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in most of the frames.

What is the color palette of Simon, The Magician?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Simon, The Magician (1999) are #30312d, #d1d2c6, #12100e, #4f514d, #928b77, #73786d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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