Magic Hunter

{{Infobox film | name = Magic Hunter | image = MagicHunter poster.jpg | caption = | director = Ildikó Enyedi | writer = Ildikó Enyedi<br /> László Révész | starring = Gary Kemp <br /> Sadie Frost | music = Gregorio Paniagua | cinematography = Tibor Máthé | editing = | producer = | distributor = | released ={{Film date|1995}} | language = English }} '''''Magic Hunter''''' ({{langx|hu|Bűvös vadász}}, {{langx|de|Freischütz}}) is a 1994 Hungarian-Swiss-French fantasy film written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi and loosely inspired by the opera Der Freischütz.

The film was entered into the main competition at the 51st edition of the Venice Film Festival.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Giovanna Grassi, Tullio Kezich|title=Venezia, Stone in gara fra tanti " deb "|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1994/luglio/29/Venezia_Stone_gara_fra_tanti_co_0_9407296797.shtml|accessdate=21 October 2015|work=Corriere della Sera|date=29 July 1994}}</ref>

==Plot== {{no plot|date=October 2015}}

== Cast == * Gary Kemp as Max * Sadie Frost as Eva * Alexander Kaidanovsky as Maxim * Péter Vallai as Kaspar * Mathias Gnädinger as Police Chief * Alexandra Wasscher as Lili * Ildikó Tóth as Lina * Natalie Conde as Virgin Mary * Zoltán Gera as Shoemaker * Philippe Duclos as Monk * Andor Lukáts as One-Eyed Monk

==Reception== Film critic Stephen Holden described it as "an unwieldy stylistic hybrid of narrative film making and arty montage" and as "klutzy and vague in its symbolic connections".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stephen Holden |title=Magic Hunter|url=http://partners.nytimes.com/library/film/magic_hunter.html|accessdate=21 October 2015|work=The New York Times|date=June 21, 1996}}</ref> ''Deseret News''' critic Jeff Vice noted that "Enyedi has an interesting visual style, but she's too busy to concentrate on the storyline".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jeff Vice|title=Film review: Magic Hunter|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700001123/Magic-Hunter.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083712/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700001123/Magic-Hunter.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|accessdate=21 October 2015|work= Deseret News|date=November 29, 1996}}</ref> According to Barbara Shulgasser, "Enyedi's visuals, shot by Tibor Mathe, are often beautiful enough to distract you from narrative failings".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barbara Shulgasser|title=Magic Hunter' bullets hit mark|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Magic-Hunter-bullets-hit-mark-3136943.php|accessdate=21 October 2015|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=July 5, 1996}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb title|0109356}}

Category:1995 fantasy films Category:English-language Hungarian films Category:Films directed by Ildikó Enyedi Category:Hungarian fantasy films Category:Films based on operas Category:1995 English-language films Category:English-language fantasy films Category:1995 films