The Illusionist
A movie set In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.
30 May 1937, Prague, Czechslovakia [now Czech Republic]
1 March 1948, Wales, UK
3 November 1966, Yorkshire, England, UK
11 May 1975, Santa Cruz, California, USA
24 November 1941, Prague, Czechoslovakia
1944, England
13 June 1990, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
9 July 1957, Tábor, Czechoslovakia [Czech Republic]
8 February 1944, Prague, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia
22 May 1981, Bronx, New York, USA
29 October 1967, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
July 24, 2010
A wonderful period film first and secondarily an interesting mystery-romance that keeps you guessing about the big questions until late in the narrative.
July 07, 2010
Norton and Paul Giamatti perform wonders, but writer/director Neil Burger ruins the magic, exposing all of his story's tricks by the end.
January 22, 2010
Unabashedly old-fashioned and fantastically pulpy.
May 15, 2011
A fond animated farewell to Jacques Tati
October 26, 2006
What (director Neil) Burger and his colleagues have done is to entrance us with a richly acted, beautifully produced story.
January 16, 2013
Dark, dazzling turns by Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel makes it achingly romantic.
September 01, 2006
Conjures up a world of mystery, romance and suspense.
February 28, 2007
With exquisite performances (Giamatti's, in particular), it leaves you thrillingly hovering, happily uncommitted to any one interpretation.
March 27, 2011
If nothing else, The Illusionist is worth watching solely for Giamatti's Oscar-caliber performance.
February 03, 2007
You may be temporarily beguiled, but not fooled.
September 01, 2006
The story may be less than credible, but the performances are mostly good, and Giamatti makes an especially strong showing.
October 18, 2008
The line between truth and illusion is blurred so persuasively that for a moment or two, you may even believe that a romantic costume drama could stand up to all those special-effects blockbusters in the dog days of summer.
