The Magus (1968)

Nicholas Urfe: I've missed you.
Anne: Careful. You'll be in love next.
Nicholas Urfe: I never use four-letter words.

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Nicholas Urfe: You know what's wrong with marriage, Meli? It kills the fun in life.
[bites affair liaison apple]
Nicholas Urfe: It's the timid little people who can't gamble; who always want to know where they are. It's for mice, Meli, not for men.

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Maurice Conchis: [to Nicholas] Now, I will show you something. The ultimate reality. Not the hammer and sickle, not the stars and stripes, not lysergic acid, not the sun, not gold, not yin and yang. But
[reveals smile statue]
Maurice Conchis: The Smile.

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When Woody Allen was asked whether he'd make changes in his life if he had the opportunity to do it all over again, he replied he'd do "everything exactly the same, with the exception of watching 'The Magus'."
John Fowles:  the writer appears as a boat captain.
Average Shot Length = ~5.9 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~5.8 seconds.
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