Rough Magic
1995 · Movie · 105 min. · United Kingdom
Set in the 1950s, Rough Magic tells the story of what happens when a pretty apprentice magician goes to Mexico to escape her fiancé, a wealthy politician, and to find a Mayan shaman who will teach her ancient principles of magic. She is being trailed by a detective hired by her fiancé. He's a former photojournalist traumatized by what he saw in Hiroshima. The photojournalist joins her in the search for the Mayan shaman, and falls in love with her; the feeling is not reciprocated. When she finds the shaman, she drinks a potion which empowers her to do magic. The potion has life-changing effects on her and her relationship with her companion. They have strange experiences which are brought about by magic.
Direction Clare Peploe
Cast Bridget Fonda · Russell Crowe · Jim Broadbent · D.W. Moffett · Kenneth Mars · Paul Rodriguez · Andy Romano · Richard Schiff
Soundtrack Richard Hartley
Screenplay Robert Mundi · William Brookfield · Clare Peploe · James Hadley Chase
Cinematography John J. Campbell
Original title Rough Magic
4.4
754 votes (FilmAffinity)
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