Bengt Ekerot

A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.

A young entertainment mogul builds a glittering empire of jazz, but his luck starts to change when he puts together a show featuring his new lover.

Ingmar Bergman's The Magician is an engaging, brilliantly conceived tale of deceit from one of cinema's premier illusionists. Max von Sydow stars as Dr. Vogler, a nineteenth-century traveling mesmerist and potion-peddler whose magic is put to the test by the cruel, rational royal medical adviser Dr. Vergérus. The result is a diabolically clever battle of wits that's both frightening and funny.

A sensitive young doctor freshly out of med school is overwhelmed by the challenges of his profession and the limitations of the medical system.