The Illusionist

Starring: Norton, Edward and Giamatti, Paul

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• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Music Video Dist
• Director: Burger, Neil
• Starring: Norton, Edward, Giamatti, Paul
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

A new old fairy tale.

Young Sophie (Eleanor Tomlinson) upper class is enamored of the budding illusionist, the son of a carpenter (Aaron Johnson). They are forcibly separated. Destined to meet again in the future as Edward Norton and Jessica Biel, their actions may affect the future history of Europe. I guess as an audience we are jaded with the onslaught of ghost stories and "seeing dead people" that the story and outcome are predictable, not that anyone took too much effort to hide. At least a fact or a butler did not pop out of the closet at the last minute. However, the presentation was excellent, with the film having a slight flicker that gives a hand-cranked quality to it. Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti) tells the story in the third person. The music that accompanies the film was by Philip Glass. Once again, Rufus Sewell (Young Fortinbras in Hamlet (1996)) does an excellent portrayal of Crown Prince Leopold.