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Practical Magic
Practical Magic is a 1998 American romantic fantasy film based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman. The film was directed by Griffin Dunne and stars Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing and Aidan Quinn. Bullock and Kidman play sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, descended from a long line of witches. Raised by their aunts after their parents' death from a family curse, the sisters are taught the uses of practical magic as they grow up. Years later, the adult sisters must use their magic to destroy the evil spirit of Gillian's abusive boyfriend before it kills them.
Plot
In Massachusetts, the Owens family have been persecuted for over three centuries because their ancestor Maria Owens survived an attempted execution for witchcraft. Heartbroken when the father of her unborn child left 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.
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| 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 bella-donna belladonna drink elope elopement exorcise exorcism falling in love family curse learn los angeles love spell morning move obsess persecute |
| musicBy | Alan Silvestri |
| producer | Denise Di Novi |
| productionCompany | Di Novi Pictures Fortis Films Village Roadshow Pictures |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| theme | buddy comedy female buddy feminist romantic comedy romantic fantasy serial killer |