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      • Based loosely on Steven Millhauser 's short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist", it tells the story of Eisenheim, a magician in turn-of-the-century Vienna, who reunites with his childhood love, a woman far above his social standing.
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  2. Based loosely on Steven Millhauser 's short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist", it tells the story of Eisenheim, a magician in turn-of-the-century Vienna, who reunites with his childhood love, a woman far above his social standing. It also depicts a fictionalized version of the Mayerling incident .

  3. Aug 17, 2006 · 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 Neil Burger, and based on the story "Eisenheim the Illusionist" by Steven Millhauser.

  4. Oct 24, 2016 · The illusion remains just that. And that’s quite a trick on Millhauser’s part. The selection: He was forty or forty-one, an age when a man takes a hard look at his life. He had never married, although romantic rumors occasionally united him with one or another of his assistants; he was handsome in a stern way, wealthy, and said to be so ...

  5. Summary. Despite the fantastic occurrences of its plot, “Eisenheim the Illusionist” is presented in the form of objective nonfiction, as a short biography of a mysterious character.

  6. As the tensions between the Eisenheim and Leopold elevate, urbane Chief Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti) finds his sympathy toward Eisenheim growing, despite his formal obligations to the powerful prince. Eisenheim is a magician in early 1900's Vienna, who falls in love with a woman well above his social standing.

  7. Sep 1, 2006 · The Illusionist: Directed by Neil Burger. With Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell. In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.

  8. A 2006 Period Drama loosely based on Steven Millhauser's story "Eisenheim The Illusionist", starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel and Rufus Sewell. The Illusionist revolves around a report delivered mostly in flashback by Uhl (Giamatti), a police inspector in late nineteenth century Vienna assigned to investigate Eisenheim (Norton ...

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