Practical Magic

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And of course, Sally's love spell at the beginning of the film sets into motion the breaking of their family's curse Turn Undead: Hallet manages to do this with his police badge. Apparently, it's all about what you really believe in. Easily Forgiven: Despite finding out that Gilly and Sally killed someone, no-one seems to bothered by this (however, it was justifiable as self defense both times. Averted in the book, where Jimmy died of alcohol poisoning.

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Ironic Name: Bulgarian Jimmy Angelov, which sounds like "Angel Love", who is really a Devil in Plain Sight. By the way, it is really a Bulgarian surname, and "angel" in Bulgarian means just the same thing as in English. Suddenly Sober: After Gillian smashes the bottle of tequila, everyone instantly loses their giggly drunkenness. It could be argued that their intense intoxication was somewhat caused by Jimmy's spirit affecting everyone in the house as the aunts are heard singing the same song he was singing just before Gillian and Sally killed him the first time, and Sally noticed that it was Jimmy's bottle of booze. Domestic Abuse: Jimmy was extremely possessive of Gillian and eventually punched her during an argument. Later, he tries to brand her with his skull ring.

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Alexandra Artrip as Antonia Owens, Sally's younger daughter, who also lives with her mother and the aunts after the death of her father. She has dark hair and a spunky personality. Waif Prophet: Sally's younger daughter Antonia in the book, her older daughter Kylie in the film. In both stories, the child is able to see Jimmy's ghost when no one else can. Serial Killer: Jimmy tries to brand and strangle Gillian. Gary Hallet reveals that he's done this to previous girlfriends. The aunts look like they might also have fit this trope before their hair grayed. Justified, in that the family curse doesn't necessarily allow for more than a pair of daughters in a generation. Loophole Abuse: Attempted. The Aunts think that if they give Sally a magical nudge to fall in love with Michael, the terms of the curse won't be met. However, Sally Became the Mask and truly fell in love with her husband, causing the terms of the curse to activate.

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Second Love: After losing her first husband Michael to the curse, Sally falls for officer Gary Hallet who investigates the Owens on Jimmy Angelov's murder. But that’s what happens when you’re a liar, especially when you’re telling the worst of these lies to yourself. My thoughts: While I enjoyed this one, it didn’t grab me personally as much as Practical Magic (which I read first) did. I think it’s because it feels more plot-driven, and I prefer character-driven books. Practical Magic was filmed in part on an artificial set in California. Because the film's producers decided the house was a big part of the depiction of the Owens culture, a house to accurately represent that vision was built on San Juan Island in the state of Washington. [5] While much of the set from California was brought to that location and placed inside the house, it took nearly a year to perfect the image of the house and the interior. [6] The house, actually only a shell with nothing inside, was built only for this filming and was torn down after filming was completed. The small town scenes were filmed in downtown Coupeville, Washington, a Victorian-era seaside port town located on the south side of Penn Cove on Whidbey Island. [7] Some stories begin at the beginning and others begin at the end, but all the best stories begin in a library.

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Balkan Bastard: Jimmy from Bulgaria (Angelov is a Bulgarian surname, as correctly noted in the film) is definitely this. All of the Other Reindeer: The Owens women have been victims of this for centuries, ever since the town's last attempt to Burn the Witch! failed. Aunt Frances and Jet aren't bothered by it, but Gilly and Sally are.

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She preferred cats to human beings and turned down every offer from the men who fell in love with her. Alice Hoffman was born in New York City on March 16, 1952, and grew up on Long Island. After graduating from high school in 1969, she attended Adelphi University, from which she received a BA, and then received a Mirrellees Fellowship to the Stanford University Creative Writing Center, which she attended in 1973 and 74, receiving an MA in creative writing. She currently lives in Boston. In doing so, Kylie and Antonia learn the secrets of magic and love that their mother Sally has hidden from them. If the curse should ever be broken, Sally must sacrifice for love and Aunt Franny must sacrifice for family. She put her hand to her throat as though someone were strangling her, but really she was choking on all that love she thought she’d needed so badly.Summary: Practical Magic was the first book published in the Practical Magic series, and it dives deep into the characters of two particular Owens women, orphaned sisters Gillian and Sally. Their family has been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their small Massachusetts for generations, and their quirky aunts encourage witchery. In an unforgettable novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem, and matriarch of a line of the amazing Owens women and men featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic. A woman could want a man so much she might vomit in the kitchen sink or cry so fiercly blood would form in the corners of her eyes.