Practical Magic
Practical Magic is a 1998 American fantasy romantic drama film based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Alice Hoffman. The film was directed by Griffin Dunne and stars Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Aidan Quinn, and Goran Višnjić.
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-drama fantasy romance |
| keywords | childhood love cove elope elopement exorcise exorcism falling in love family curse kill los angeles love spell move obsess possess young daughter |
| musicBy | Alan Silvestri |
| producer | Denise Di Novi |
| productionCompany | Di Novi Pictures Fortis Films Village Roadshow Pictures |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | romantic comedy romantic drama romantic fantasy serial killer |