Product Description

A magician falls in love with the crown prince's fiancee leading to obsession and crime.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: NORTON/GIAMATTI/BIEL
Title: ILLUSIONIST
Street Release Date: 01/09/2007
Domestic
Genre: DRAMA

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1925 in DVD
• Brand: NORTON/GIAMATTI/BIEL
• Released on: 2007-01-09
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Dubbed in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 109 minutes

Amazon.com
First screened in Europe and scheduled for limited release in the U.S., The Illusionist offers welcome proof that "arthouse" quality needn't be limited to the arthouses. Set in turn-of-the-century Vienna, this stately, elegant period film benefited from a crossover release in mainstream cinemas, and showed considerable box-office staying power--granted, teenage mallrats and lusty males may have been drawn to the allure of Seventh Heaven alumna Jessica Biel, who rises to the occasion with a fine performance. But there's equal appeal in the casting of Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti, who bring their formidable talents to bear on the intriguing tale of a celebrated magician named Eisenheim (Norton) whose stage performance offends the Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell), a vindictive lout who aims to marry Duchess Sophie (Biel), Eisenheim's childhood friend and now, 15 years later, his would-be lover. This romantic rivalry and Eisenheim's increasingly enigmatic craft of illusion are investigated by Chief Inspector Uhl (Giamatti), who's under Leopold's command and is therefore not to be trusted as Eisenheim and Sophie draw closer to their inevitable reunion. Cleverly adapted by director Neil Burger from Steven Millhauser's short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist," and boasting exquisite production values and a fine score by Philip Glass, The Illusionist is the kind of class act that fully deserved its unusually wide and appreciative audience. -- Jeff Shannon

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Customer Reviews

Buy It!!!!
I first saw this movie at my daughter's and have watched it about a dozen times since then. I have a CD of the music and have played it over and over. Such haunting themes and wonderful memories of scenes. i would recommend this movie to any and all. At the end of the movie when the inspector is realizing what has happened is perfect!!

A favorite of mine
I thought this was a great movie. Watched it with my 15yo daughter, she loved it, too. So did my husband. Now I'm taking it to my mom's. I think she'll like it alot too. I didn't find it boring at all and can't even compare it to any other. There aren't many movies that I like enough to watch more than once.

one of the BEST Edward Norton Films!
everyone recommended this movie to me, and im glad they did. this is by far one of the best movies Edward Norton has done. word to the wise, watch it from the beginning to understand what happens, esp at the end of the movie. definately an ending i wasnt ready for.