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Release Date: Aug 18, 2006
Running Time: 109 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
starring: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan, Jake Wood, Tom Fisher, Karl Johnson, Aaron Johnson, Eleanor Tomlinson
director: Neil Burger
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When mysterious stage magician Eisenheim begins to perform his astounding illusions in Vienna, word quickly spreads of his otherworldly powers--even reaching the ears of one of Europe's most powerful and pragmatic men, Crown Prince Leopold. Certain that the illusionist is nothing more than an accomplished fraud, Leopold attends one of Eisenheim's shows, convinced that he can debunk him during the performance. But when the Prince's beautiful fiancé and companion, Sophie von Teschen, assists the magician onstage, Eisenheim and Sophie recognize each other from their childhoods--and a dormant love affair is rekindled. With Eisenheim and Leopold vying for Sophie's affection, it quickly becomes apparent that both will go to any length to claim and keep her love. As the clandestine romance continues, Vienna's shrewd Chief Inspector Uhl, a man committed to uphold the law, is charged by Leopold to intensify his efforts to expose Eisenheim, even while the magician gains a devoted and vocal public following. With Uhl doggedly searching for the reasons and the man behind the trickery, Eisenheim prepares to execute his greatest illusion yet.
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PETER TRAVERS -
February 1, 2007
Since most Hollywood movies released early in the year basically suck (anyone for Code Name: The Cleaner?), the trick is to find a good DVD and kick back with it. The Illusionist fills the bill. This achingly romantic fable of magic, love and politics, set in Vienna circa 1900, curls around you like a smoke ring. Better yet, the DVD transfer is so good it enhances the film's allure. Writer-director Neil Burger, adapting the short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist," by Steven Millhauser, shows a
PETER TRAVERS -
August 3, 2006
This elegant fable of art, love and politics is set in Vienna circa 1900, all thoughts of Freud being strictly intentional. The Illusionist curls around you like a smoke ring, which only enhances its mysterious allure. Writer-director Neil Burger, who stirred things up promisingly in 2002's Interview With the Assassin, shows a magician's knack for indirection. It's a talent that comes in handy in this tantalizing film adaptation of the short story Eisenheim the Illusionist, by Pulitzer Prize
Elusive and stunningly rich, The Illusionistwith its big-budget look and indie sensibilitiesis a haunting romance wrapped in an enigma. Story The Illusionist is also a bit sluggish, sort of like a complicated magic trick building to its climatic conclusion. It starts at the turn of the century, when mysterious stage magician Eisenheim (Edward Norton) arrives in Vienna and begins performing his astounding illusions. He arouses not only the curiosity of the people, who believe he has otherworldly
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