In late nineteenth century Vienna, renowned illusionist Eisenheim is reunited with the Duchess von Teschen when she is volunteered from the audience to participate in an illusion during one of his performances. Despite having not seen each other in fifteen years when they were teenagers, they almost immediately recognize each other as Eduard Abramovich and Sophie von Teschen, they who had a doomed romance at that time due to their class differences.
The Duchess is soon to be wed to the Crown Prince Leopold in what would be for him a marriage solely in pursuit of power: overthrowing his father, the Emperor Leopold, as well as overtaking the Hungarian side of the empire. The Crown Prince is known to use violence against women if it suits his needs or purposes.
As such, the Duchess, who realizes that she still loves Eisenheim and he her, can never leave the Crown Prince without it jeopardizing her life. After Eisenheim humiliates the Crown Prince at a private show which results in an incident between the Crown Prince and the Duchess, the battle between Eisenheim and the Crown Prince moves into the public performance realm, which many believe demonstrates Eisenheim's supernatural powers.
As such, Uhl may have ulterior motives in turning a blind eye to any unlawful act of the Crown Prince against Eisenheim or the Duchess. Nothing is what it seems. Drama Fantasy Mystery Romance Thriller. Rated PG for some sexuality and violence. Did you know Edit. Trivia So that the crew would not have to use CGI to "fake" the magical illusions seen, Norton received intensive training in sleight of hand and other stage magic techniques from British magician James Freedman and American magician Ricky Jay.
When the two argue, the boom mic is visible, going from one character to the other, in the reflection on the brass table lamp. Quotes Eisenheim : From the moment we enter this life we are in the flow of it. Connections Featured in The Making of 'the Illusionist' User reviews Review.
Top review. Brilliant movie, exceptional all around. This movie was stunning in many aspects. Visually in terms of locations, inside and out, there was great consistency and a nothing seemed strained. The story weaved fluidly through these locations and seemed to make the locales a vital part of the story. Ed Norton was mesmerizing, a superb performance that allowed the story to unfold seemingly at his discretion.
Jess Biel was very believable and stunningly beautiful. Paul Giamatti sp played an admirable role and took the viewer by surprise in many elements of the story.
The story was fresh and imaginative, very intriguing. Not as predictable as you would think. Highly recommended!!!
Details Edit. Release date September 1, United States. United States Czech Republic. Official site. El ilusionista. Konopiste Palace, Benesov, Czech Republic. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 50 minutes. Related news. Nov 17 Indiewire. Nov 3 Indiewire. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. The public taste is changing, the rise of television and rock and roll music are symbols of modernity that leave behind simpler forms of entertainment.
There are no longer any romantics who yearn for variety theatre, our protagonist has become a wanderer who can hardly survive and is often overlooked by a small, indifferent audience. In Scotland he meets a young woman with whom he establishes a peculiar bond and together they move to Edinburgh to live in a….
Man, this was way more emotional than I expected it to be; a great way to end my I haven't seen a single Jacques Tati film, but I was still able to really appreciate this without any context of his films will definitely be watching some Tati in I loved the visual nature of the film; I went in thinking the film was in French, but nope I always love when movies do this, and although I definitely missed a few subplots here or there because of this, it didn't really affect my overall experience.
Animation just does the most for me. The way this story is told is simple yet so detailed! A score that is a symphony of emotions to take it all to the next level! Just beautiful! Virtually no dialogue is spoken and yet I felt so drawn into the world of the characters.
I was overwhelmed by a coexisting deep sense of sadness and joy while watching. What more can you ask for? Review by Daniel Imrem. I think I watched this the day before yesterday, but I just have not had time to log it yet.
I liked this a lot. Letterboxd is an independent service created by a small team, and we rely mostly on the support of our members to maintain our site and apps. Where to watch Trailer. Director Sylvain Chomet.
Sylvain Chomet. Bjarne Hansen. Jean Goudier. Genres animation drama. The last 10 minutes are a breathtaking dream. Included In Lists: Great Movies It is without a doubt that Jacques Tati was an artist, and auteur of cinema that speak to his audience with a distant but expansive approach of storytelling; he imagines and assembles and creates the films that he perceives are fitting to his intentions, and the pinnacle of such control could be found in his most ambitious film, Playtime; a film that also led him to his demise, left penniless and lacking of control in his fate, forcing to create compromises in his next two features, resulting in quality far from equal to his earlier efforts.
Animation Drama The film tells the story of A French Illusionist , who is continually running out of work wherever he goes and finding it harder and harder to impress an audience. The core of the movie is the father-daughter relationship. I understand that the screenplay…. Brilliantly depressing. If that's a thing.
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