New documentary about Silvan – The Great Magician

Mark Frauenfelder 4:58 pm Mon Feb 24, 2014

I loved this 15-minute documentary about the Italian magician Silvan. He is very charismatic as he tells his story. His room is filled with beautiful magic memorabilia. (Is that Minecraft music playing in the background?)

Nobody knows a magician's secrets, but everybody knows Silvan.
Wecrosstheline meets one of the greatest international masters of illusion: the man who has enchanted millions of Italians with his unique blend of style and skill, illusion and elegance.

Voted Magician of the Year twice, in 1990 and 1999 – the only artist outside America to have received this prestigious award – the great Silvan welcomes us into his home in Rome where we become the witnesses to a magical existence as he reveals the secrets of his legendary life.

Silvan – The Great Magician, directed by Gabriele Trapani

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