The Magician's Elephant (2023) on Netflix
PG20231h 39mAdventureAnimationComedy
Peter, an orphan raised by the soldier Vilna Lutz, asks a fortune teller whether his sister Adele is still alive. The answer sends him after an elephant conjured by a magician.
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Plot summary
After the war, the town of Baltese has lost hope in magic and keeps domestic animals. Peter, an orphan, is raised by the soldier Vilna Lutz, who saved him from the front, trains him for war, and told him that his sister Adele died. In the market square a fortune teller says Adele is alive and that Peter must follow the elephant. A magician has just conjured one during an opera, and the elephant injured a noblewoman, so the Countess wants it kept locked away. The King gives Peter three tasks, and his neighbor Leo Matienne helps him.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Magician's Elephant (2023)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The Magician's Elephant spent over a decade in development hell: 20th Century Fox announced the adaptation in 2009, before the novel was even released, and it only moved forward in 2020 when producer Julia Pistor took it to Netflix.
