The Magician [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

"Much better known in the U.S. as The Magician, this award-winning, surreal, evocative drama stars Max von Sydow as the title character and features several of Sweden's top performers. Set in the 1840s in Stockholm, the mystery and enigma of life and death itself are embodied in Vogler, the magician who runs ""Vogler's Magnetic Health Theater."" When his traveling show arrives in town, the police commissioner, a doctor, and a civil servant are intent on putting his supernatural powers to th...