A parable about magic glasses involving on the nature of beauty, truth, good, and evil set in 17th Century Germany with music and Glorious Technicolor..
Is it worth your time? If you like your period dramas served with a side of bizarre, surrealist magic and colors that practically scream at you, you’ll dig this. People who prefer their stories grounded in logic or, heaven forbid, actual character development should probably look elsewhere. It’s a weird little artifact...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like your period dramas served with a side of bizarre, surrealist magic and colors that practically scream at you, you’ll dig this. People who prefer their stories grounded in logic or, heaven forbid, actual character development should probably look elsewhere. It’s a weird little artifact. Honestly, watching The Spectacle Maker feels a bit like stumbling into a museum exhibit that came to life while you weren't looking. The Technicolor is so thick it feels like yo..."
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