Theatrical release poster Magic in the Moonlight is a 2014 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It is Allen's 44th film.[4] The film stars Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Hamish Linklater, Marcia Gay Harden, Jacki Weaver, Erica Leerhsen, Eileen Atkins, and Simon Mc Burney. Set in the 1920s on the French Riviera, the film was released on July 25, 2014, by Sony Pictures Classics. Magic in the Moonlight received a generally mixed reception. Critics praised the performances of Firth and Stone, but criticized the clichéd scriptwriting. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Music 4 Release 5 Reception 5.1 Critical reception 5.2 Box office 6 Marketing 7 References 8 External links Plot[edit] In 1928, a globally famous illusionist, Wei Ling Soo, performs in front of a crowd in Berlin with his world-class magic act. As he walks off stage the film audience sees that he is actually a British man named Stanley ( Colin Firth). He berates his employees and is generally curmudgeonly towards his well-wishers. In his dressing-room, he is greeted by old friend and fellow illusionist Howard Burkan ( Simon Mc Burney). Howard enlists Stanley to go with him to the Côte d' Azur where a rich American family, the Catledges, has apparently been taken in by a clairvoyant and mystic, Sophie ( Emma Stone). In fact, the son of the family, Brice ( Hamish Linklater is smitten with Sophie, and his sister Caroline ( Erica Leerhsen) and brother-in-law George ( Jeremy Shamos) are concerned Brice is considering proposing marriage. Howard says that he has been unable to uncover the secrets behind her tricks and he admits that the more he watched her the more he believed she really has supernatural powers. So he would like Stanley, who has debunked charlatan mystics in the past, to help him prove she is a fraud. Howard and Stanley travel to the French Riviera, but Stanley is soon.
MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT NOTE: This spoiler was submitted by Jeremy Berlin, 1928 - Stanley Crawford ( Colin Firth) is a British illusionist/magical debunker performing a show under the role of Wei Ling Soo, a Chinese magician. He does such tricks like making an elephant disappear, sawing a woman in half, and entering a sarcophagus and re-emerging in a chair, to the delight of audiences. Backstage, Stanley is rude and snobbish towards his assistants and a fan seeking an autograph. He is approached by his old friend and fellow illusionist Howard Burkan ( Simon Mc Burney). Over a drink, Howard asks Stanley to travel with him to the French Riviera to see a wealthy family that have been enchanted by a young woman claiming to be a medium. Stanley's task is to reveal her as a fraud. He informs his fiance Olivia ( Catherine Mc Cormack) of his trip, as she is also a skeptic. The two friends drive to Côte d' Azur to meet the Catledge family. Stanley first meets Caroline Catledge ( Erica Leershen) and her husband George ( Jeremy Shamos who both show concern over Caroline's brother Brice ( Hamish Linklater who is smitten with this so-called medium. He is heard practicing serenading her. Stanley and Howard meet Brice, who expresses his awe of this woman, as she has apparently seen things about himself that she couldn't have known, giving him a more introspective look on himself. This woman, Sophie Baker ( Emma Stone arrives with her mother ( Marcia Gay Harden). Upon meeting Stanley, she gets a mental vibration of him being from the Orient, specifically China, and also deduces that he's done business in Germany. Not quite impressed, Stanley admits that he was recently in Berlin on business. Throughout the rest of the afternoon, Stanley displays his sarcasm and skepticism to Sophie and her mother. Mrs. Baker thinks he's obnoxious, and while Sophie agrees, she adds that he's not entirely.
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