Rough Magic (1995)

movie

(2078)

Country: France, UK, USA
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 1997-05-30
Director: Clare Peploe
Writers: James Hadley Chase , Robert Mundi , William Brookfield , Clare Peploe
Language: English
Stars: Bridget Fonda , Russell Crowe , Jim Broadbent , D.W. Moffett , Kenneth Mars , Paul Rodriguez , Andy Romano , Richard Schiff , Euva Anderson , Michael Ensign
Runtime: 104 min
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: Puterea magiei (Romania) , Hechizo en la ruta maya (Spain) , Wilder Zauber (Germany) , ラフ・マジック (Japan) , Μις Μάτζικ (Greece) , Magia dla początkujących (Poland) , Estranhas Experiências (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Viagem Mágica (Brazil) , Rough Magic (United States of America) , Rough Magic (United Kingdom) , Rankkaa magiaa (Finland) , Магия (Russian Federation) , Taikurin testamentti (Finland) , Magija (Lithuania) , Rough Magic , Miss Shumway jette un sort (France, French Republic) , Különös varázslat (Hungary) , Opasna magija (Serbia) , Груба магия (Bulgaria) , Miss Magic (Italy)
Plot: Set in the 1950s, Rough Magic tells the story of what happens when a pretty apprentice magician goes to Mexico to escape her fiancé, a wealthy politician, and to find a Mayan shaman who will teach her ancient principles of magic. She is being trailed by a detective hired by her fiancé. He's a former photojournalist traumatized by what he saw in Hiroshima. The photojournalist joins her in the search for the Mayan shaman, and falls in love with her; the feeling is not reciprocated. When she finds the shaman, she drinks a potion which empowers her to do magic. The potion has life-changing effects on her and her relationship with her companion. They have strange experiences which are brought about by magic.
IMDB:tt0114303