Derren Brown: Inside Your Mind (2003)

숲 속에서 홀로 거닐던 유니콘은 어느 날, 자신이 마지막 유니콘이며 다른 유니콘들은 어디론가 다 사라져 버렸다는 것을 깨닫게 된다. 다른 유니콘들의 행방을 찾기 위해 숲을 나와 여행을 시작하는 유니콘. 정신나간 나비에게서 붉은 황소를 쫓아가라는 말을 듣고 인간세계로 나오지만 순수함을 잃어버린 사람들은 유니콘의 뿔을 알아차리지 못하고 그녀(유니콘)를 단순히 백마로 착각한다. 유니콘을 알아본 마녀 포르투나에 의해 사로잡혀 구경거리로 전락해 버린 유니콘은 슈멘드릭이라 불리는 젊은 마법사의 도움으로 무사히 탈출하여, 슈멘드릭과 여행 도중 만난 몰리와 함께 붉은 황소와 다른 유니콘들을 찾기 위한 여행을 계속하게 된다. 여행 도중 결국 붉은 황소와 맞닥뜨린 유니콘. 붉은 황소의 무시무시한 기세 앞에 그녀는 절체절명의 위기에 처하게 되고, 다급한 상황에서 슈멘드릭이 읊은 마법주문은 예상 외의 결과를 낳아 유니콘을 아리따운 여인으로 변모시키게 되는데... 그녀는 과연 다시 본모습을 찾고, 그녀들의 동족들을 찾을 수 있을 것인가.

기자지망생인 산드라는 마술사 시드 웨이터맨의 공연무대에 우연히 서게 된다. 공연 도중 박스 안에서 유령처럼 나타난 유명기자 조 스트롬벨, 그에게서 악명 높은 타로 살인사건의 범인이 피터 라이먼이라는 이상한 말을 듣게 되는데. 이 엄청난 특종을 잡기 위해 산드라는 시드와 함께 피터에게 접근한다. 피터는 이제껏 만난 여자들과는 다른 산드라의 모습에 반하게 되고 산드라는 그런 다정한 피터에게 끌려 사랑에 빠지게 되는데… 과연 이 수상한 남녀의 심장 떨리는 로맨스는 어떻게 될 것인가!

몇 명의 소녀들이 뉴욕 뒷골목을 찾는다. 그 무리들 중 하나였던 베스는 첫 눈에 그 곳의 연예인인 후디니에게 사랑을 느낀다. 곧 베스와 후디니는 결혼하여 같이 마술팀을 구성한다. 하지만 베스는 쇼비지니스를 버리고 직업을 갖자고 애원한다. 그녀의 제안을 거절한 후디니는 유럽을 여행하며 온갖 마술과 탈출 묘기를 보여 상당한 성공을 거둔다. 미국으로 돌아온 그는 디트로이트강 바닥에서 트렁크에서 탈출하는 묘기를 보여 그의 입지를 확보한다. 하지만 최고의 절정기에 후디니는 쇼비즈니스에서 은퇴하고 영적 존재에 대해 심취하게 된다.

마술사의 힘겨운 여정을 그린 영화

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