Little Houdini (Houdini - Le Film)

If I wanted to become a magician, it's thanks to Archibald.

The little clockwork monkey had two cups.

One of them contained an orange ball and the other one was empty.

When he put the cups down,

the orange ball disappeared from the first one

and immediately reappeared in the other.

It was magic!

But, it was just an illusion.

It took me a long time to understand how the trick worked.

How about you? Did you get it?

Okay, for this trick, I need a volunteer.

Here, Mum, pick a card, any card.

Show it to your neighbour.

Perfect. Now, put it back into the stack.

I shuffle them.

There you go, I don't know which one it is!

But wait, what's this in my pocket?

Is this the card, you picked Mum?

So what was it?

It was the nine of hearts.

It wasn't the

two of hearts?

The three?

Of course not, it was the nine!

Bravo Harry!

That's great!

Excellent!

Oh, bravo Harry!

Bravo!

Harry, you've taken our breath away!

You're too kind, Dad,

all I really want is to perform in front of a real audience!

Look at Mr. McNaulty. I think he only came here to eat mum's turkey.

Well, I wanted to save this for later but,

Look at this flyer I found.

A magic competition?

Yes! It's the grand opening of the Statue of Liberty.

The biggest event of the century!

Right, my big magician, go and wash your hands.

It's time for dinner.

All right!

Just wait and see, I'm gonna win this competition!

I know it seems crazy

but it will make him so happy,

McNaulty can look after the rabbits and...

Samuel! Did you read the leaflet?

You need a professional magician to enter you for the competition.

And there are no magicians around here!

Oh no!

I didn't see that part.

Well, I guess I need to talk to him after dinner.

Wow! This turkey is huge!

I hope you're really hungry Mr.McNaulty!

I'm always hungry when it comes to your mum's delicious turkey!

Get ready to see the brand new magic trick by Harry.

The Magician!

Look, it's disappeared!

Did you see? It really worked!

Wow, no, stop Panpan!

Harry, I've got news!

You have to run down to the village hotel immediately!

Wait a second dad, I'm in the middle of something important!

But he is in town! His train leaves for New York in an hour!

I don't understand what you're talking about!

I told you about it earlier!

Tesla, the great magician!

He's in a hurry but he agreed to give you five

minutes.

Are you Tesla, the great magician?

Hahaha! No, no. I am Amrold.

You must be little Harry, am I right?

Amrold!

Come!

Are there any double chocolate chip cookies left?

That's him, the great Tesla.

Goodness, you ate them all!

It's insane how fast they disappear.

Well I haven't I don't got all day, we need to get going!

Hum?

This is Harry.

Mmm?

You know, the young magician.

You met his father at the market today.

The boy who wants to enter the competition at the opening of the Statue of Liberty!

Ah, yes, the competition!

You want me to enter you for it?

Well, listen, I don't have much time.

So have you prepared a magic trick?

Yes, Yes, of course!

Here, pick a card and show it to your neighbor.

I shuffle them.

And look!

Your card is lost.

Uncle, have you ever seen a real-life cow?

Have you seen how big they are? It's just crazy, isn't it!

Mmm... Beth, Harry is showing me a magic trick.

Go and finish packing, we're leaving in 10 minutes.

10 minutes! Then, I've still got loads of time.

The card is lost but...

What's this in my pocket?

Oh sorry! Are you hungry?

Ready! Shall we take our bags downstairs?

Stop, stop, stop! Calm down!

Well, Harry.

That trick is great for beginners, but I think I've seen it a hundred times by now.

Don't you have anything of your own to show me instead?

Mmm…

Hey, I know those cookies!

You do?

Of course!

They're magic cookies.

Magic?

Of course! They're the ones that disappear every time we want to eat them!

What do you mean, disappear?

Look closely,

I'll show you with this one.

Watch your finger, it might still be hot!

What flavor is this cookie?

Vanilla and Macadamia.

And would you like to eat it?

Of course. I'd love to eat it.

Can you see it?

Of course I can see it.

And now it has disappeared.

Disappeared? But that's not possible.

Cookies don't disappear like that!

You've hidden it up your sleeve!

No, I swear! Look. I have nothing!

But, but it's impossible!

I told you, they're magic!

Let's try with another one.

What flavor is this?

Double chocolate.

And you're sure you can see it?

Yes, of course I can see it!

Once again,

it has disappeared.

But, but, but… My cookie!

And if I take a third.

He's not going to make them all disappear?

Are you sure you can see it this time?

No, I can't bear to look, now!

And just like the others,

It has vanished as well!

No, but, but my cookies! Gave them back to me!

Calm down Amrold, your cookies are right there.

Huh? What?

Amrold, you seriously didn't see it?

It was so simple!

Don't be so sure Beth.

It isn't nearly as simple as it looks.

But he just threw the cookies over his head!

No!

You're forgetting that he did the same movement several times first.

He kept hold of Amrold's gaze to distract him from the cookie.

In the end, Armold thought that he was looking,

but he actually wasn't at all.

It is called “conditioning” someone.

You know about that, Harry?

Well, not really.

I've done it on my rabbits but I didn't think that it would work here.

Mmm… without knowing about conditioning,

you succeeded in inventing this trick.

Very clever!

Will you enter me for the competition?

Ah, that, I don't know.

You still have a lot left to learn.

But maybe,

there's another way instead.

I can't believe it!

My son is going to learn magic with the great Tesla!

Oh, I must be dreaming.

Well Harry, you know that we can't leave the farm by itself.

But even if we can't go with you, you know that we're with you in spirit.

Don't forget, I find out about everything,

so no mysteries in New York, ok?

Oh, amazing you're going to New York!

It's great, you'll see, I'm sure!

The people, the crowds!

Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge!

And… and… Chinatown!

Ah… I'd love to go to New York one day.

New York…

Wow!

Well, well…

A new guest has arrived.

Hmmm.

I'm happy that you like my new cookie recipe.

Did you have a good trip, my boy?

I imagine you're hungry.

What are you doing with them?

With my bags!

Don't worry! Your bags have gone directly to your bedroom.

Well, Amrold would you prepare us a nice dinner to celebrate Harry's arrival?

You will see, Amrold is truly a great little chef!

Wow!

Gentlemen, I am going to prepare my own special pepper soup

and you can tell me how you like it!

Harry, I am going to be very clear about what's going to happen.

To learn magic, you have to work a lot and hard at it.