This is by far the best film I have seen in a long time and certcinly the best so far this year. Edward Norton stars as a late nineteenth century master magician and illusionist in Vienna. In an
on stage encounter with a volunteer he remeets his childhood sweetheart (Jessica Biel), now engaged to the Crown Prince (Rufus Sewell. They begin what they think is a secret affair, but all their meetings are under the watchful eye of the Crown Prince's Chief Police Inspector (Paul giamatti) or his men. Both The Crown Prince and the Chief Inspector are fascinated by the illusionist's incresingly complex feats, the policeman out of sheer curiousity and interest in magic and the Crown Prince out of jealousy and a desire to unmask Norton as a fraud (exacerbated by Norton's taunting of Sewell during each performance. The music is by Phillip Glass and adds much to the film. Everything here, writimg, casting, direction, acting, cinematography, location, costuming, and music is top notch and not to be missed. Jighly recommended.
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Topic - "The Ilusionist" - rico 13:46:57 09/04/06 (21)
- It's too bad.... - NuWave 09:38:15 09/07/06 (10)
- What the heck difference does their politics make??? Are you... - Audiophilander 11:10:00 09/07/06 (9)
- yes, for a select few, i have avoided their recent work. - NuWave 13:48:01 09/07/06 (8)
- "Can I at least avoid POLITICAL movies?" - Sure, but The Illusionist isn't a political movie by any stretch. - Audiophilander 00:27:43 09/08/06 (7)
- Re: "Can I at least avoid POLITICAL movies?" - Sure, but The Illusionist isn't a political movie by any stretch. - NuWave 09:55:23 09/08/06 (6)
- I think you may be missing the point. - Audiophilander 11:18:49 09/08/06 (5)
- mess we're in? - NuWave 06:55:10 09/12/06 (4)
- This isn't a political forum, but since we're discussing a political film allow me to educate you... - Audiophilander 10:34:26 09/12/06 (3)
- Nuwave used to post "Outside"; guess he couldn't stand the heat. - oscar 13:50:28 09/12/06 (0)
- i'm sorry but you contradicted yourself within all of your own responses - NuWave 13:43:09 09/12/06 (1)
- No contradiction. You just have trouble with complex responses dealing with complicated subjects. - Audiophilander 00:04:58 09/13/06 (0)
- Agreed - well done and very enjoyable...(nt) - mkuller 12:02:11 09/05/06 (0)
- Re: "The Ilusionist" - ladok 05:35:42 09/05/06 (3)
- Yeah, the whole "Usual Suspects" go over everything again at the climax in order to... - Vinylized 08:31:02 09/14/06 (0)
- "There is no real chemistry between Norton and Biel..." - You must've been watching a different movie. - Audiophilander 10:34:25 09/05/06 (1)
- Same movie, different ways of processing it - Ladok 12:46:54 09/05/06 (0)
- Excellent film, with only a few minor problems that stretched credulity. - Audiophilander 23:56:36 09/04/06 (1)
- Minor problems? (SPOILER ALERT) - Vinylized 08:44:08 09/14/06 (0)
- I agree -- a huge amount of fun - Maxxfell 16:43:05 09/04/06 (0)
- I looked at the trailer for the movie...looks very good...I am a huge fan of Edward Norton... - TWB 14:53:56 09/04/06 (1)
- Re: Edward Norton... - Jeff Starrs 00:05:02 09/05/06 (0)