It narrates the story of Oscar Diggs, a magician cum con artist who gets transported to the Land of Oz and encounters three witches: Theodora, Evanora, and Glinda. The film stars James Franco in the title role and also Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Bill Cobbs, Joey King, and Tony Cox in the star cast. The film is a prequel of sorts to the original Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production The Wizard of Oz (1939). Frank Baum's early 20th century Oz novels.
Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, who played Angier and Borden respectively, received high praise for their performance.ĭirected by Sam Raimi the film is based on L. The film was both a homage to the golden age of magic and the dedication of an artist towards his craft. The climax is going to hit an emotional punch for sure that’ll leave you gutted. And you won’t believe your eyes even upon seeing the truth. The twists and turns of the narrative will keep you guessing until the very end. Obsessed with creating the best stage illusion, they develop a bitter rivalry, which leads to tragic results for both. Robert Angier and Alfred Borden are rival stage magicians in London at the end of the 19th century. Directed by Christopher Nolan, it’s based on the 1995 novel of the same name written by Christopher Priest. The film was a critical and commercial success and Nortan’s performance was much appreciated.Īppearing in the same year as The Illusionist, it upstaged the earlier film both in its depiction of magic and for it’s better dramatic content. When the police come to arrest him, he’s shown to be a spirit himself.
He’s warned by the police not to repeat the act but he does it again. The spirit points out that someone in the audience is her killer. Sophie is one day found murdered and during a show, Eisenheim brings her spirit in front of the audience. She is expected to marry the Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell), who is supposed to have murdered a former lover. He falls in love with Sophie, the Duchess von Teschen, played by Jessica Biel. T Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is a magician in turn-of-the-century Vienna. It is loosely based on Steven Millhauser's short story Eisenheim the Illusionist. The Illusionist, directed by Neil Burger and starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel is a period romance featuring a magician, who uses his art to be united with the woman he loves. We present to you a list of some of the best films featuring magicians to have come out of Hollywood in recent times. Others are of the view that movies about magic have helped revive an ancient art. Some say films have kind of diluted the aura of magicians as using a different bag of tricks, they can reproduce the same results. Some of the earliest movies used stop motion animation to duplicate the effects of the stage magicians. Hollywood has been making films on magicians since time immemorial. We can all do with a little bit of magic these days, cooped up as we are 24/7 inside our houses to avoid getting infected with the coronavirus.