This is a rather delightful film which should appeal to any one who likes victoriana, steam punk or the gothic, for though it is none of those things, it retains a not so disimiliar ambience about it. The Illusionist Eisenheim, played by Edward Norton (who is always good) shares a great love with the Countess Sofie von Tessen, played by Jessica Biel. Alas, Sofie is to marry the Crown Prince of the Austro Hungarian Empire, played by Rufus Sewel (who is also always good) and as the lovers plan to flee, Sofie is found murdered.
Through out the film we follow Police Inspector Uhl as he tries to unravel the mystery as to who killed the countess. Naturally we want it to be the Crown Prince since he is a bit of a prick, but is he really guilty? Watch the film and find out.
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This film arrived in my mailbox from Netflix this morning. I'm glad to see that you liked it, because it means that I probably will as well.
I also have the Prestige.
Yeah, I just read about that one on IMDB. Is it good?
Haven't watched it yet. The Illusionist and The Prestige both came in the mail today, but I'll let you know what I think of it. :)
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