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Well when you look at the attempts to move it, it clearly does move, but very difficultly. I would suspect that he put some sort of extremely strong electromagnet just under the floor. That way any metal objects that are close enough are held tight towards it (like how neodymium magnets are extremely difficult to pull apart). It would be an electromagnet ...

From an interview with writer and director Neil Burger: Q: Several of the illusions that are shown in the film are based on real illusions from that time. A: That's what I tried to do with the illusions. It is based on a short story, and it has some of the illusions in it. I used that as my point of departure. Magicians at that time -- in a ...

Magical performances comprising of spirits being summoned on stage where pretty common even in the 19th century. The effect was achieved indeed with the use of smoke and mirror. However, a typical tool in usage was the Fantascope aka Magic Lantern. This apparatus is also seen in the movie but can be easily overlooked as normal lanterns. I found this ...

Prince Leopald took it as a challenge to reveal the mechanisms behind Eisenhams tricks out of his self-esteem. So he invited Eisenham to his private party to show everyone, like you wrote, that Eisenham was a mere charlatan and nothing more. His plan was to spoil his tricks in front of the public and this can be aptly done in his private place. At the end ...