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Price$35.00
Media TypeDVD
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Date AddedJan 08, 2008

Duvivier's Magic Volume 4: From Old To New

Dominique Duvivier

(Based on 1 review)
Dominique Duvivier is already considered a legend by his peers. A self-taught man, his magical background is out of the ordinary: he is an amazing inventor (he has created thousands of tricks and groundbreaking sleights), the founder of Paris's famous Magic Pub/Cabaret, The Double Fond, and the owner of the oldest magic shop in the world, Mayette Magie Moderne (founded in Paris in 1808). This passionate man is also a relentless worker, who never stops pushing the envelope of the Magical Art.

This new DVD series offers the best of Duvivier's Magic, including many secrets revealed for the first time! Unbelievable effects, devious methods and subtleties designed to make people dream and laugh! A different approach that turns magic into a way of life!



Demonstrations and Explanations:
  • My Routine of The Banknote in The Pocket
  • Turnover Aces Production
  • The Spelled Thought of Card
  • Second Chosen Card
  • Marie-Christine
  • Sandwich 1
  • Sandwich 2
  • Sandwich 3
  • 2 French Francs Coin
  • 4 Red + 4 Black
  • The Fastest Sleight In The World (Sophisticated Version)
  • The Card In The Pocket
  • 4 Aces On 4 Packets
  • Quick 4 Aces On 4 Packets
  • Upside Down Mind
  • Reverse Assembly

Bonus Features:

  • Shooting Impressions
"Imagine a man whose aim in life is to help others lose their understanding of the world for a few moments, that man is Dominique Duvivier. My friend Dominique is like the spider; he spends his days spinning a powerful, but invisible web of secrets and mysteries. Being trapped in his web is a privilege - he has been watching you with his 100 eyes, knowing what you will think, understanding your next move before you do. He deceives you with his eight arms, reaching around the things you know and believe, approaching you from every side at the same moment. And when he goes in for the kill, there is no use in struggling, you will be fooled. You would be wise to be a little careful, smart to be a little afraid and correct to be very thankful that he chooses to share some of his deadly secrets with the rest of us."
-Michael Weber

Running Time Approximately 2hr 1min

Reviews

Jeff Stone

Official Reviewer

Jul 11, 2011

Parlez Vous Francais? Me neither . . . so that means you'll have to watch this with English dubbed over the French. It's kind of hard to focus on the magic . . . a lot of the by play with the audience is definitely lost. From what I can tell, Mr. Duvivier is a really nice guy, and an average magician. Most of his patter consists of "watch how cool I am . . . this trick makes me look good and you look bad . . . you can examine everything." That's pretty much the standard patter for him.

Also, whenever he does a move, it's very obvious. His rhythm and timing shift. You may not know what he did, but you know that he did. Pretty much all of the tricks are not original . . . they are variations on classics - minor variations at that. He was very rushed in his performances. That coupled with the French-to-English translator made it very difficult to watch. I didn't find any effects or twists or ideas that I would be interested in adding to my repertoire. However his effect, Upside Down Mind is pretty decent . . . the effect is; his performance was average. I guess that's the best I can say about this whole project . . . it's average.

The magician is average.

The magic is average.

The performance is average.

The production quality is average.

If you're looking for new ideas . . . skip it. If you're new to magic and are wanting to learn the classics, skip it. Mr. Duvivier is truly a nice guy and would probably be cool to hang and jam with, but I can't recommend this DVD (especially at the asking price of $39.00) when there are so many others that I feel your money would be better spent on. Rubble . . . 2 Stars.
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