Night Magic
| Night Magic | |
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| Directed by | Lewis Furey |
| Produced by | Stephen Roth Robert Lantos |
| Written by | Lewis Furey Leonard Cohen |
| Starring | Nick Mancuso Carole Laure |
| Music by | Lewis Furey Leonard Cohen |
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95 minutes |
| Country | Canada France |
| Language | English French |
| Budget | $2.64 million |
Night Magic is a musical film, a Canadian-French coproduction released in 1985. Written by Leonard Cohen and Lewis Furey and directed by Furey, the film stars Nick Mancuso as Michael, a down on his luck musician whose fantasies begin to come true after he meets an angel (Carole Laure).[1] The film's supporting cast includes Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet, Frank Augustyn, Louis Robitaille, Anik Bissonnette, Nanette Workman and Barbara Eve Harris.[2]
The film was originally slated for release as Angel Eyes,[1] but reverted to its original working title Night Magic by the time of its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 1985.[2]
Awards
The film garnered four Genie Award nominations at the 7th Genie Awards:[3]
- Best Art Direction (François Séguin)
- Best Original Score (Furey)
- Best Original Song: "Angel Eyes"
- Best Original Song: "Fire"
It won the Best Original Song award for "Angel Eyes".[4]
References
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- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Night Magic at IMDb
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Angel Eyes heads for Cannes". The Globe and Mail, March 23, 1985.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jay Scott, "'Ooh, that is wonderful, yes!'". The Globe and Mail, May 17, 1985.
- ↑ "Scorecard of major nominees for tonight's Genie Awards on TV". Toronto Star, March 20, 1986.
- ↑ "Cousin strikes Genie gold; Comedy-drama triumphs in film awards' top categories". Montreal Gazette, March 21, 1986.
