Practical Magic
Practical Magic is a 1998 American romantic fantasy film based on the 1995 novel Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman. The film was directed by Griffin Dunne and stars Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Aidan Quinn, and Goran Visnjic.
Plot
In a small Massachusetts town, the Owens family have been regarded with suspicion for over three centuries due to their ancestor Maria Owens, who survived an attempted execution for witchcraft. Heartbroken when the father of her unborn child never returned to her, Maria cast a spell to prevent herself from ever falling in love again. The spell developed into a curse upon Maria's descendants, dooming any man an Owens woman loves.
More details
| author | Adam Brooks Akiva Goldsman Robin Swicord |
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| contentLocation | Massachusetts |
| director | Griffin Dunne |
| editor | Elizabeth Kling |
| genre | comedy fantasy romance |
| keywords | atropa belladonna belladonna childhood love cove drink elope elopement exorcise exorcism falling in love family curse kill learn los angeles love spell morning move obsess possess |
| musicBy | Alan Silvestri |
| producer | Denise Di Novi |
| productionCompany | Di Novi Pictures Fortis Films Village Roadshow Pictures |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| theme | female buddy feminist romantic comedy romantic fantasy serial killer |