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HowdyWith his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.
This entertaining movie is content to be something a bit more modest: a pungent period folk tale that teases you until the very end. At that ... Neil Burger's screen adaptation of a short story by Steven Millhauser gives Edward Norton a…
All of these things — tricks of the eye, mechanical illusions, artistic skills, suspension of disbelief, philosophical principles, metaphysical questions — are at the mysterious, romantic heart of “The Illusionist,” written and directed by…
