by the performer’s skill and
dramatic stage presence.
After the show Wei Ling Soo
removes his oriental stage
make up in his dressing
room, and it comes as no
surprise to us that without
the crooked moustache and
the gold and scarlet robe
he is a proper Englishman.
His real name is Stanley
Crawford (Colin Firth), and
besides being a conjurer
he is also a sceptic and
an expert in exposing
fraudulent mediums. This
evening he gets company in
the dressing room: a fellow
illusionist asks for his help. A
young, beautiful clairvoyant,
Sophie Baker (Emma Stone),
has wrapped a wealthy
widow and her son around
her little finger in the south
of France.
The two magicians travel
together to the French
Riviera. Sophie conducts
séances where the spirits
knock on wood and candles
are floating in midair.
Stanley is both troubled and
enchanted by Sophie’s “gift”.
He, the foremost debunker
of spiritual miracles, is it
possible that he could have
been wrong all his life?
As the plot thickens the
question is who is deluding
whom. It will be revealed in
due course - but not before
the main characters have
entangled themselves in
a web of adorable Woody
Allenesque whimsical
romantic complications.
Magic in the Moonlight is
released on 25 July in the US,
on 28 August in Australia and
19 September in the UK.
LUBOR FIEDLER (1933-2014)
Magicial inventor and all around genius
Lubor Fiedler died on September 3, 2014.
He was 81 years old. He was known for
some of the most creative and fun magic
ever produced, some of which made it into
toy stores and departments stores all over
the world under th Tenyo brand.
Born in Brno, Czechoslovakia Fiedler was
raised in a middle class family. His father
worked in a bank, but after World War
II his family lost a lot of money after the
Communists introduced a new currency.
Lubor was given a job by the state drilling
for coal for 18 months before eventually
ending up working in a chemical factory.
Lubor moved to Vienna to escape communist Czechoslovakia leaving his wife and
daughter behind in Czechoslovakia. He did
not see them again for 15 almost years.
While in Vienna, Lubor was selling magic
tricks to the public on the streets and at
the entrances to supermarkets in order to
make ends meet.
Fiedler’s creations include Gozinta Boxes,
the Dental Dam trick, Red Hot Wire and
many more. He has created many successful effects for Tenyo.
Lubor Fiedler resided in Spittal, Austria.
His inventions also include: Parabox
(1993), Invisible Zone (1995), Krazy Keys
(1996), Impossible Pen (1997), Antigravity
Rock (1998), Phantom Clock (1999), Blue
Crystal (2000), Gozinta Boxes, Lubor’s Lens,
Royal Fantasy, and many more.
An incredibly talented and creative being.
His equal may not come in our lifetime.
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