Magic in the Moonlight

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Woody Allen directs. Darius Khondji behind the camera. Alisa Lepselter cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.
• 2Released 12 years ago.
• 3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
• 4Directed by Woody Allen, shot by Darius Khondji. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Editor Alisa Lepselter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Colin Firth and Emma Stone and Hamish Linklater carry the top of the cast.
• 7IMDB entry: tt2870756 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography

Darius Khondji

Editing

Alisa Lepselter

Production design

Anne Seibel

Costume design

Sonia Grande

Makeup / hair

Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen

VFX supervisor

Andrew Lim

Sound

Lee Dichter

Runtime

98 min · 1h 38m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$16,800,000

Box office

$51,029,361

Return

304% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

Magic in the Moonlight (2014) ↗

Rotten Tomatoes

53% 🥫 Rotten

Metacritic

54/100

IMDB rating

6.5/10 · 71,654 votes

MPAA

PG-13

Also by

Woody Allen

• 
  Manhattan

  1979 · ★ 7.7
• 
  Annie Hall

  1977 · ★ 7.7
• 
  Hannah and Her Sisters

  1986 · ★ 7.5
• 
  Midnight in Paris

  2011 · ★ 7.5
• 
  Crimes and Misdemeanors

  1989 · ★ 7.4
• 
  The Purple Rose of Cairo

  1985 · ★ 7.4

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.

Wallpaper

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  She's Quite Likable - Official Clip

  Clip · Official
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  But I am Not Wrong - Official Clip

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  Seance - Official Clip

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  A Nonbeliever - Official Clip

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  Do You Like to Travel - Official Clip

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  She Won't Fool Me - Official Clip

  Clip · Official

Production companies

Who made it

• PE

  Perdido Productions

  US

• GR

  Gravier Productions

  US

• DI

  Dippermouth

  GB

• SK

  Ske-Dat-De-Dat Productions

  US

Key crew

• Production CoordinatorJennifer Simonnet
• Producer's AssistantAdam Campbell-Schmitt
• Art DirectionJean-Yves Rabier
• Graphic DesignerJannick Guillou
• GripFranck Chron
• Assistant EditorDavid O. Rogers
• Set Decoration BuyerStéphane Girard
• PainterEric Dumotier
• CastingPatricia Kerrigan DiCerto
• Executive ProducerRon Chez
• Sound Effects EditorDavid Wahnon
• Foley EditorMatthew Haasch
• Dolby ConsultantSteve F.B. Smith
• Sound Re-Recording MixerLee Dichter
• Steadicam OperatorJörg Widmer
• Camera LoaderGregory Pagnier
• ElectricianJulien Lefebvre
• Production AccountantBeatrice Giraud
• Assistant Location ManagerTim Aspert
• Set Decoration BuyerClare Gosnold
• ElectricianSidney Baucheron
• Construction GripRenald Fontaine
• Head CarpenterPierre Garapon
• PainterPascale Halimi

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• magic
• provence
• aunt
• spiritualist

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical (limited)2014-07-25PG-13
• Theatrical2014-08-15PG-13

Also known as

International titles

• 魔幻月光TW
• Magia a la luz de la lunaES
• Μαγεία στο ΣεληνόφωςGR
• 매직 인 더 문라이트KR
• 魔力月光CN
• Magia ao LuarPT
• Magic in the MoonlightFR
• 情迷月色下HK
• Mēness gaismas maģijaLV
• Ay İşığının SehriAZ