Mentalism/spiritualism
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 4:40 am
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Films etc. in which mentalism and/or spiritualism are prominent, either as performance art or "real" ability.
This would include productions in which characters explicitly demonstrate techniques of mentalism as such (The Mentalist), use said techniques while claiming them as supernatural for the purposes of entertainment or manipulation (Nightmare Alley), or appear to have the genuine ability to communicate with the dead (Personal Shopper), though in a manner connected to "classic" spiritualism of the Victorian variety.
Films etc. in which mentalism and/or spiritualism are prominent, either as performance art or "real" ability.
This would include productions in which characters explicitly demonstrate techniques of mentalism as such (The Mentalist), use said techniques while claiming them as supernatural for the purposes of entertainment or manipulation (Nightmare Alley), or appear to have the genuine ability to communicate with the dead (Personal Shopper), though in a manner connected to "classic" spiritualism of the Victorian variety.