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On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 41 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, " The Amazing Johnathan Documentary sets out to survey a magician's final tour -- and ends up pulling off some wildly ambitious tricks of its own." [1]
Nov 4, 2019 · Much like Tim Wardle’s mind-bending Three Identical Strangers, it’s hard to describe The Amazing Johnathan Documentary without accidentally revealing the hidden feints, twists and turns that shape what is, without doubt, the most gloriously original documentary of the year.
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Documentary. What begins as a documentary following the final tour of a dying magician - "The Amazing Johnathan" - becomes an unexpected and increasingly bizarre journey as the filmmaker struggles to separate truth from illusion. Director. Benjamin Berman.
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The Amazing Johnathan Documentary director Ben Berman on making a film about the terminally ill, meth addicted magician. Director Ben Berman says the moment he met comedian and illusionist the ...
Aug 16, 2019 · That’s the case with Ben Berman ’s The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, which starts out as the story of comedian The Amazing Johnathan (real name John Szeles) and then spreads outward as Berman...
Aug 15, 2019 · When first-time feature filmmaker Ben Berman set out to make a movie about the magician John Edward Szeles — a.k.a. the Amazing Johnathan — it’s safe to say he had no idea what was going to...
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Nov 21, 2019 · Throughout this highly unusual documentary, in which the obstacles Berman encounters become integral aspects of the film, truth and illusion become hopelessly blurred, leading him to extreme lengths and surreal encounters.
