Simon, the Magician

The film premiered at the 1999 Locarno Festival In Competition where it won the Don Quixote Award - Special Mention.

[1] The film is a modern version of the apocryphal story about the rivalry between Simon Magus and the Apostle Peter.

Simon, a magician and clairvoyant, travels from Budapest to Paris to help the French police solve a murder.

In Paris, he meets his rival, the popular illusionist Peter, who is planning a dangerous experiment and invites Simon to take part in it; the two are to be buried for 3 days to prove their ability in a Christlike fashion while the act is broadcast on French TV.

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