Storia d'amore e mistero nella Vienna di fine '800: un ragazzo di umili origini si innamora di una giovane nobile; verranno presto separati: lei promessa sposa del principe, lui diventerà uno dei più noti illusionisti dell'epoca, con numeri misteriosi che alcuni credono davvero magici o sovrannaturali.
Si reincontreranno di nuovo durante uno spettacolo, e la rinascita del loro amore non lascerà indifferente il principe geloso e violento che non potrà accettare il tradimento.
The Illusionist scorre lento, raccontando una storia molto semplice in cui l'unica peculiarità sono gli spettacoli magici, stupendi ed inquietanti; eppure tutto si concluderà degnamente con un finale che riunirà amore e magia.
Discreta la regia, bella la fotografia,
Edward Norton è sempre un grande e
Jessica Biel si guarda sempre volentieri (a dir poco).
Voto: 7-.
Tags: amore, drammatico, mistero, thriller, romantico, Vienna, '800, illusionista, manipolazione, fantasmi, trucco, apparizione, detective, polizia, omicidio, morte, paranormale, magia, cavallo, carrozza, specchio, interrogatorio, arance, nobiltà, farfalle, mago, gelosia, spada, gioielli.
Norton, Edward (I)
Nome di battesimo: Norton, Edward Harrison
Data di nascita: 18 August 1969
Altezza: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Edward Norton was born on August 18, 1969 to parents Edward, an attorney who works for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Robin Norton, a former foundation executive and teacher who passed away of brain cancer on March 6, 1997. Edward also has two younger siblings named James and Molly. From the age of 5 onward, the Yale graduate (majoring in history) has always been interested in acting. At the age of 8, he would ask his drama teacher what his motivation in a scene was. He attended theater schools throughout his life, and eventually managed to find work on stage in New York as a member of the Signature players, who produced the works of playwright and director Edward Albee. Around the time when he was appearing in Albee's Fragments, in Hollywood, they were looking for a young actor to star opposite Richard Gere in a new courtroom thriller, Primal Fear (1996). The role was offered to Leonardo DiCaprio but he turned it down. Gere was on the verge of walking away from the project, fed up with the wait for a young star to be found, when Edward auditioned and won the role over 2000 other hopefuls. Before the film was even released, his test screenings for the part were causing a Hollywood sensation, and he was soon offered roles in Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You (1996) and The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). Edward won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Primal Fear (1996). In 1998, Norton gained 30 pounds of muscle and transformed his look into that of a monstrous skinhead for his role as a violent white supremacist in American History X (1998). This performance would earn him his second Oscar nomination, this time for Best Actor. In 1999 came the critically acclaimed Fight Club (1999) and in 2000 came his directorial debut in Keeping the Faith (2000).
Trivia random: Was one of the few celebrities invited to Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's Malibu wedding. [June 29, 2000]
Citazione random: "I get heartbroken flying into L.A. It's just this feeling of unspecific loss. Can you imagine what the San Fernando Valley was when it was all wheat fields? Can you imagine what John Steinbeck saw?"
Salario massimo: $8,000,000, per Red Dragon (2002)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Biel, Jessica
Nome di battesimo: Biel, Jessica Claire
Data di nascita: 3 March 1982
Altezza: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Jessica Biel, with her striking good looks and wide range of talent, has become one of Hollywood's most sought-out actresses. Her television series acting debut on the WB's #1-rated show, "7th Heaven" (1996), has helped her emerge as a breakout star.As a child Jessica initially pursued a career as a vocalist, performing in musical theater. Beginning at age nine, she starred in such productions as "Annie", "The Sound of Music" and "Beauty and the Beast". A natural beauty, Jessica soon turned to modeling and commercial work by competing in The International Modeling and Talent Association's Annual Conference in 1994.After completing a year and a half of college at Tufts University in Boston, Jessica plans on going back to school in California for the remainder of her college years. In her spare time she is involved with charities such as Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and PETA. Her hobbies include ballet, soccer, running, yoga and hiking with her dog "East". Jessica currently resides in Los Angeles.
Trivia random: Amateur photographer.
Citazione random: "I've never gotten to do romantic comedy like most of the girls. Maybe because I'm fit, people assume that I'm not funny?"
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Illusionist, The (2006)
Regista: Neil Burger Scrittore: Neil Burger,
Steven Millhauser Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Valutazione: 7.7/10 (29207 voti)
Durata: 110 min
Paese: Czech Republic, USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:A young boy falls in love with a girl that is way above his social standards along with the art of magic. Although the parents forbid them of seeing each other they cannot be split apart. Until one day they were found together and the boy was sent off. He became a magician and traveled the world. She fell in love with another man, the Crown Prince. The two got engaged but the boy, Eisenheim, finally meets back up with the girl and uses his powers to free her from the royal house in Vienna.
Trivia random: The trick of the Orange Tree was invented by a 19th Century French magician named Robert-Houdin.
Citazione random: Eisenheim: From the moment we enter this live we are in the flow of it. We measure it and We mock it, but we cannot defy it. We cannot even speed it up or slow it down. Or can we? Have we not each experienced the sensation that a beautiful moment seemed to pass to quickly, and wished that we could make it linger? Or felt time slow on a dull day, and wished that we could speed things up a bit?
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
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