The three films that Ingmar Bergman produced at the close of the 1950s – Det sjunde inseglet, Smultronstället and Jungfrukällen – tower so high in his output that one might forget that these were not his only productions of the era. Ansiktet ("The Face", released in English-speaking markets as The Magician) from 1958 is one of his lesser-known films.

In mid-19th century Sweden the magician Albert Emanuel Vogler (Max van Sydow) goes from town to town promising people cures for their ailments and performing magic tricks, including what was the sensation of th... lire la suite.