Simon Magus
This feature debut from British writer/director Ben Hopkins is a dark, mystical fable of love, devil worshipping and rivalry. Set in Poland in the late 19th century, Noah Taylor plays Simon Magus, a possessed, scarecrow-like outcast, whom most of the locals scorn and treat as the village idiot. The village is a mixed community of Jewish and Gentile folk trying to overcome the desperate state that the village now suffers due to a railway track passing through their town, destroying their stock and livelihood. Stuart Townsend plays Dovid, a poor Jewish boy who is in love with the local widow, Leah (Embeth Davidtz). After countless rejections from Leah, Dovid instigates a plan to win her over by propositioning 'Squire' (Rutger Hauer), the landowner, in a bid to prove that he can restore to the village what has been lost. Meanwhile, Hase (Sean McGinley), a wealthy and scheming gentile, has his own plans for the railway land and will do anything to stop his competitor. Full of magic and fantasy with an interesting mix of eccentric and complex characters, particularly Taylor as the crazed and freak-like Magus.
Year: 1999
Genre: Drama, Fantasy Films, Witches and Wizards
Country: UK
Director: Ben Hopkins
Starring: Noah Taylor, Embeth Davidtz, Stuart Townsend, Ian Holm, Rutger Hauer
Duration: 116 Minutes
Rating: PG - Adult themes.
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