Questions tagged [the-illusionist]
A 2006 American romantic mystery movie directed by Neil Burger about a magician named Eisenheim (played by Edward Norton) in 1890's Vienna.
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Two magician films released nearly the same time.. any connection? [duplicate]
Both The Illusionist and The Prestige are about turn of the century performing magicians, and were released not even two months apart from each other; the former was released September 1st, 2006, and ...
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Why did Eisenheim make Prince Leopold feel guilty of murder?
The death of Sophie was clearly faked, but on the night of the "murder", Prince Leopold was clearly drunk, so although he didn't murder Sophie, he was actually internally convinced that he did.
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Did Prince Leopold pull out the sword in a single attempt?
The Illusionist, Eisenheim (Norton) is invited by Crown Prince Leopold (Sewell) to perform for a private audience. Leopold has the intention of proving Eisenheim to be a charlatan with no real talent ...
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Is Eisenheim's sword illusion realistic?
Eisenheim performs a sword illusion in The Illusionist (2006). Is this illusion realistic? Could it be practiced in real life?
Here is a YouTube video showing what I mean:
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How could Eisenheim achieve those reflections on the scene in that era?
In The Illusionist (2006), how could Eisenheim achieve those reflections (visions) on the scene? Even in one of the scenes, there was a (ghost) boy walking through the audience. Given that the film ...
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Was Inspector Uhl actually crazy?
In the end of Illusionist, when the boy gives the bundle of files to Inspector Uhl, he starts getting flashbacks of the duchess and what Eisenheim actually did.
Are those flashbacks really what ...
