Episode #35: Love and Masks in The Magician

Todd and Ken look at Ingmar Bergman's The Magician. Is the film about the conflict between rationalism and faith or the conflict between performers and critics? What did Bergman say about the film in interviews? What makes Ken say that Bergman is the director he's tried the hardest to like without success? Did The Magician change his mind?

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - Introduction and plot summary.
5:00 - True believers and true doubters.
12:50 - Step by step into darkness.
22:48 - On needing to be loved.
32:17 - Who are we? Masks and public performance.
40:51 - What is our delusion?
44:10 - Closing remarks and recommendations.

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