The Illusionist (Widescreen Edition)
by Neil Burger
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Actor: Eddie Marsan, Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, Rufus SewellDirector: Neil Burger
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 109 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-01-09
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of The Illusionist (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: Very hHappy with Purchase
Summary: 5 Stars
Received item promptly and in great shape. Received helpful & courteous info from seller. The purchase and experience was excellent and will recommend for future products. Thank you.DVD Review: A Suspenseful, Philosophical and Romantic Love Story! Simply Awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
This refreshing film is not only emotionally touching, but it's suspenseful, dramatic and possesses many layers of irony. It's like reading an interesting book, such as the The Hours.
The movie begins with the two main characters as young adolescents who fall in love despite their socio-economics background. However, because of society's class differences, the young lovers, got separated, and thus set up the stage for this truly delightful love story.
The young actress chosen to portray the alluring Jessica Biel (The heroine of the film) as the young spirited girl who falls madly in love with the young boy who's father is patronaged by her upper class parents, truly resembles her; it adds to the continuity of the film in my opinion. She is beautiful, elegant and acted her part well, which gets us to sympathize with her and wishing circumstances were different, that only what one feels matter.
As the film progresses, we are re-introduced to the main characters as adults; the film becomes intriguingly suspenseful, dramatic and genuinely interesting to watch. Events after events are presented to us, alluding to one conclusion but only for us to discover that it isn't so. This film is a story within a story. The actors who are chosen for the roles, specially the chief inspector, Paul Giamatti: Sideways (Widescreen Edition), Cinderella Man [Blu-ray],John Adams (HBO Miniseries), keep us mesmerized, engrossed in the story; the inspector is the middleman, the every day Joe, who's aspiring to be a part of society's upper class, but, thank goodness, possesses moral, a sense of duty and takes his position seriously despite his aspiration to become a part of noble's society.
The movie is philosophical or allegorical, a la Nietzche Beyond Good and Evil Karl Marx The Social and Political Thought of Karl Marx (Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics)and Hegel Philosophy of Right by G.W.F. Hegel. I like the morality aspect of the film and what it means to today's society. The movie is timeless due its content or events in the story. It can happen during ancient time or in our current era. And of course, Philip Glass' hauntingly romantic score The Illusionist gives the movie another dimesnsional layer of ecstasy, keeping us attuned, emotinally involved into the story, into the film.
This is an awesome love story that simply states: what we feel or experience is totally independent's of what society, our parents or people desire for us. We should do what we think is best for us and do what make us happy.
So, if you're a fan of suspense, romance, drama. allegory or a touching story that appeals not only to our hearts, but to our minds as well, then, this film is a must have for your collection. And because this film is suspenseful, one must watch it, and once you do, you will see why it's truly a superb, different type of love story with intriguing twists and plots.
DVD Review: The Illusionist
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent film - Edward Norton is mystifying - twist ending. A movie you could watch over and over again.DVD Review: magical enchantment
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie reminds me of The Prestige, and I love this one a little bit more because it gives a more atmospheric view to the audiences. The movie doesn't have long, boring scripts and you just automatically entering into the emotional magic world just by seeing Norton's subtle performance. You do not have to expound upon or feel gullible about how the magic trick works. The idea of this movie is not to make you believe in implausible spells, but rather to accept the inscrutability, to be intrigued by the spiritual and nuanced mettle. DVD Review: 19th Century Austria
Summary: 3 Stars
The Illusionist brings to the screen the love story between the son of a furniture maker and a daughter of Austrian aristocracy. It is 19th century Austria and two kids fall in love only to be forcefully separated by those who see the relationship as "unfitting." Nevertheless, the two lovebirds' paths cross again only this time the young lady is betrothed to the heir of the Austrian throne...
In short, it is a great setting with an interesting plot/storyline and with a predictable political agenda consisting of not-so-hidden messages for which the writers and director are responsible.
The not-so-hidden politics behind the movie has to do with the presence (of course!) of the evil European. What a coincidence that Abramowitz-Eisenheim is the "good guy" while the Germanic Austrian royalist and heir to the throne is the villain; very original indeed...
Aside from the not-so-subtle and not-so-hidden political agenda, the movie does a good job of providing a fairly generous dose of entertainment.
Description of The Illusionist (Widescreen Edition)
Unlock the mysteries of the year's most spellbinding film from the producers of Crash and Sideways! Oscar(r) nominees Paul Giamatti and Edward Norton lead an all-star cast in this "stunning" film (USA Today) that conjures an exhilarating blend of suspense, romance and mind-bending twists. The acclaimed illusionist Eisenheim (Norton) has not only captured the imaginations of all of Vienna, but also the interest of the ambitious Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell). But when Leopold's new fianc?e (Jessica Biel) rekindles a childhood fascination with Eisenheim, the Prince's interest evolves into obsession...and suddenly the city's Chief Inspector (Giamatti) finds himself investigating a shocking crime. But even as the Inspector engages him in a dramatic challenge of wills, Eisenheim prepares for his most impressive illusion yet in this "mesmerizing" (Entertainment Weekly) and "beautifully acted" (Good Morning America) film that "teases you until the very end!" (The New York Times).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
Beyond The Illusionist
 "Eisenheim the Illusionist" and Other Stories |  Paul Giamatti in a More Loveable Role |  Magic Kits & Accessories |
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