Magic Hunter

Magic Hunter is a 1994 Hungarian-Swiss-French fantasy film written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi and loosely inspired by the opera Der Freischütz.
The film was entered into the main competition at the 51st Venice International [Film Festival|51st edition] of the Venice Film Festival.

Cast

Gary Kemp as Max
Sadie Frost as Eva
Alexander Kaidanovsky as Maxim
Péter Vallai as Kaspar
Mathias Gnädinger as Police Chief
Alexandra Wasscher as Lili
Ildikó [Tóth (actress)|Ildikó Tóth] as Lina
Natalie Conde as Virgin Mary
Zoltán Gera as Shoemaker
Philippe Duclos as Monk
Andor Lukáts as One-Eyed Monk

Reception

Film critic Stephen Holden described it as "an unwieldy stylistic hybrid of narrative film making and arty montage" and as "klutzy and vague in its symbolic connections". Deseret News' critic Jeff Vice noted that "Enyedi has an interesting visual style, but she's too busy to concentrate on the storyline". According to Barbara Shulgasser, "Enyedi's visuals, shot by Tibor Mathe, are often beautiful enough to distract you from narrative failings".