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FilmPG-132006
The Illusionist
Directed by Neil Burger
With 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. From TMDB
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The Illusionist is a 2006 fantasy drama thriller film, directed by Neil Burger, starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel.
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60 of 187 · most liked firstFirst teaser for "Marcel & Monsieur Pagnol" movie by Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville, The Illusionist...). In French theaters on October 15. >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPP5...
neutral · AI labelView post →Making it through... Film source: The Illusionist Clip source: Nostalgiafkninc
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched this last night for the first time since it was released. Every bit as beautiful to look at as I remembered but also way more surreal and quite a bit darker. Just a fantastic film. (Need to watch his The Illusionist now, which I've never seen.)
positive · AI labelView post →The place I’m staying in only has a projector, which is incompatible with the streaming services on my phone. Only YouTube works. I’m embracing free YouTube movies. Started with The Illusionist. It was fine. Mostly worth it just for Rufus Sewell being maximum evil Rufus Sewell.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight I watched The Illusionist (2006) for the first time, and that was a fun escape of a film.
positive · AI labelView post →Toy Story 3 picked up the Animated Film Oscar and a Best Picture nomination that year, but for my money? I would've gone with The Illusionist, based off an unproduced Jacques Tati script and brought to brilliant life by the Triplets of Belleville team. Breathtaking film with *so many emotions.*
positive · AI labelView post →Today is both Edward Norton's 57th birthday and the 20th anniversary of the release of his movie THE ILLUSIONIST. Watch it kick off a night of his films starting at 8pm ET on Pluto TV Drama: pluto.tv/us/watch/liv...
neutral · AI labelView post →#MarchMovieChallenge #Moviesky Day 24. Someone performs a magic trick in a movie. The Illusionist (2006)
neutral · AI labelView post →My #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday New for this week: Vengeance The Illusionist - He’s no Gob but I enjoyed the movie Flash Gordon - Contender for campiest movie ever. Flash, whose super power is pretending to play football, looks like if Luke Skywalker just started turning into the Hulk
positive · AI labelView post →I've watched so many movies, I'm pretty good at guessing the ending of most films partway into them. No spoilers ahead, but my wife and I just watched *Last Night in Soho* yesterday and I accidentally spoiled half of the ending, midway through. I didn't catch the twist ending, but I definitely saw the direction the story was headed. Also, when the main character was screaming accusations at the old guy, I was screaming at the screen, "Where's your proof? Why are you making assumptions all of a…
neutral · AI labelView post →15) The Illusionist (2010) I'm a Jacques Tati guy. Even w/ only six films to his name, he's one of my fave directors. & this animated film based on an unproduced Tati script offers a tantalizing glimpse into what could've been: a whimsical yet quietly devastating piece w/ visual splendor to spare.
positive · AI labelView post →After a wine-filled dinner we decided to go see the movie with the magicians. I spent at least an hour wondering why Edward Norton was getting so much screen time and when Christian Bale would show up. Turns out we were watching The Illusionist and not The Prestige.
neutral · AI labelView post →#MarchMovieChallenge #Filmsky #Moviesky 24 : someone performs a magic trick in a movie The Illusionist (2006)
neutral · AI labelView post →My top 25 animated movies made in France. #15 is The Illusionist. I feel like the list has entered another tier with this movie. A mostly silent light fluidly animated wonderful film that almost feels like a silent movie. Don’t expect thrills, but expect something completely absorbing.
positive · AI labelView post →Can you name a film that was adapted not from a novel, but from a short story? Here's one: The Illusionist (2006) 💙📚👀📚
neutral · AI labelView post →Sony Pictures Classics has announced they will release A Magnificent Life in select theaters nationwide on March 27. Written and directed by four-time Academy Award nominee and BAFTA winner Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville, The Illusionist), the... #AMagnificentLife #Align #AsharginPoir
neutral · AI labelView post →50 under seen animated movies of this century. My 22nd choice is The Illusionist. A quiet movie some may find slow but I found absorbing. Gorgeous hand drawn animation with no dialogue. If you are patient you will love this.
positive · AI labelView post →The Illusionist (2006) places the very film you’re watching at the center of the illusion. There’s an irony inherent in making a movie about magic. But it also focuses your attention elsewhere, on the illusory properties of movies and storytelling, and how much we love to be dazzled by illusions.
positive · AI labelView post →a thing I feel compelled to remind people about all the time: in 2006, people thought The Illusionist was the better magician movie!
neutral · AI labelView post →Every weekend I link to a movie free on YouTube, Internet Archive, or Tubi. This week it is a documentary on Satoshi Kon entitled The Illusionist. Make sure to turn on the cc captions for English subtitles. He dies way too young. archive.org/details/sato...
neutral · AI labelView post →10 Favourite Animated Features The Iron Giant Paprika The Triplets of Belleville Sylvain Chômet's The Illusionist A Goofy Movie The Prince of Egypt James and the Giant Peach Treasure Planet Coraline Perfect Blue
neutral · AI labelView post →If you want more Tati, I'd recommend the animated film, The Illusionist, by Sylvain Chonet. It's adapted by original screenplay by Tati (which was possibly written as an apology to his estranged daughter) and has many of the types of gags he liked to put it in his own films. youtu.be/BMqpU7lUlLg?...
positive · AI labelView post →Forgot a few! -Dolemite Is My Name, great Rudy Ray Moore biopic -The Illusionist, my fave 2010s animated film -Train to Busan, a fantastico Korean zombie joint -One Cut of the Dead, a euphorically exemplary horror film WHERE YOU HAVE TO GO IN SPOILER-FREE, not even looking up *ANY* details on it
positive · AI labelView post →It is a big day for Edward Norton, he turns 56 and his movie The Illusionist was released on this date in 2006. Vote for all your favorite performances by him on his SASSAward page sassawards.com/Person/819 #sassawards #hbd #moviesky #actorsky #filmsky #directorsky
neutral · AI labelView post →The Illusionist. I accidentally watched it twice cause I forgot which was which.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Prestige-The Illusionist late 1800s European magic crossover movie when?
neutral · AI labelView post →I forgot how beautifully sad The Illusionist ends (2010 animated film by dir Sylvain Chomet)
positive · AI labelView post →Today's movie (9-13-26) is The Illusionist (2006)
neutral · AI labelView post →Oooh! Sylvain Chomet’s (Triplets of Belleville, The Illusionist) new movie is finally out. tv.apple.com/us/movie/a-m...
neutral · AI labelView post →#MarchMovieChallenge Day 24 - someone performs a magic trick in a movie Eisenheim - The Illusionist #filmsky #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →The Illusionist (2010, dir. Sylvain Chomet): a quiet French/English animated film controversially adapted from a script by actor/director Jacques Tati intended for his estranged eldest daughter ★★★★
neutral · AI labelView post →He was great in a movie that starred Edward Norton. It's called "The Illusionist."
neutral · AI labelView post →THE ILLUSIONIST is an absolute delight. That film pulls off a nifty POV trick that I shall not reveal because the discovery of if for the viewer is an utter joy. Paul Giamatti is utterly masterful.
positive · AI labelView post →The Illusionist is on and this is so totally the kind of movie that mainstream Hollywood just wouldn't make today
positive · AI labelView post →The Illusionist is fine, but society did pick the right 2006 stage magician movie with The Prestige. You win this round, society.
neutral · AI labelView post →Have you seen The Illusionist, the animated movie directed by Sylvain Chomet with a screenplay based on a script written by Jacques Tati for a movie he never made in his lifetime?
neutral · AI labelView post →Quote skeet with one of your fav films that isn't a huge hit, let's get to know each other a bit more Truly the better of the two magician films of 2006. I’m absolutely enthralled by this film every time I watch it. The only good thing about The Prestige is Bowie. The Illusionist is perfect.
positive · AI labelView post →Yeah. My mum grew up in Scotland and when she tried to read Diana Gabaldon many years ago, she got to a bit where the heroine goes into a Scottish pub on her own and gave up as it was too far-fetched. Similar story with the film The Illusionist. They used to be no-go places for many people.
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't know if y'all have seen the movie The Illusionist. If I ever went into christianity and became a pastor, that's exactly the kinda shit I'd be doing, lol. My pulpit would be the stage, and every sermon would literally be me putting up a proper show, with lighting, batteries, sound effects, etc.
neutral · AI labelView post →#MarchMovieChallenge @omacolt.bsky.social March 24: someone performs a magic trick in a movie. Edward Norton as Eisenheim the Illusionist/Eduard Abramovich in The Illusionist (Neil Burger, 2006). youtu.be/i0xO64icGSY?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Decided to write a longer than usual review about, The Illusionist on my Letterboxd. Which made me want to ask anyone who sees this a few questions… What is your opinion on the phenomenon of “Twin Films”? And Is it fair to compare this film to, The Prestige? #Letterboxd #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →The Illusionist (2006) places the very film you’re watching at the center of the illusion. There’s an irony inherent in making a movie about magic. But it also focuses your attention elsewhere, on the illusory properties of movies and storytelling, and how much we love to be dazzled by illusions.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched a great old movie tonite The Illusionist. It's going to be another hot one tomorrow so CU2MAM4 ☕& #mancrushmonday ⤵️
positive · AI labelView post →I saw The Illusionist IN THE CINEMA featured in the film. It was a lovely moment (part of Edinburgh International Film Festival) and is a lovely lovely film.
positive · AI labelView post →'The Illusionist' - how can I put this nicely? - doesn't strike me as a film that is crying out to be made into a musical. And it particularly doesn't strike me as a film that is crying out to be made into an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical directed by Jamie Lloyd.
negative · AI labelView post →-The Illusionist was based off an unproduced Tati screenplay, and I feel it's shame that it was never made into a film by Tati himself. There's a quiet but staggering power that makes it my fave animated film of that year (even over Toy Story 3)... hell, my fave 2010 film. Enjoy, and happy viewing!
positive · AI labelView post →A pity. I adore that movie, and the Tati-inspired followup project from the same team, The Illusionist. [I say that as a xennial.]
positive · AI labelView post →I will add that while I love The Prestige, its sister movie The Illusionist is also worth a watch or two.
positive · AI labelView post →Today's film was The Illusionist (2006). I really liked this. It doesn't hurt that 70% of it is Paul Giamatti being great, but (almost) everyone else turned in really good performances too. And I'm a sucker for a Philip Glass score.
positive · AI labelView post →Thank you. I did like The Prestige, both movie and book. (I liked The Illusionist too, to be fair 🙂) I'll add The Night Circus to my 'give it a try' list. I don't automatically dismiss an author after just one read. (Stephen Graham Jones is next) 📚💙 #BookSky
positive · AI labelView post →Recommending a full year of my favourite animated films at random, day 15 of 365. Today is my 216th favourite animated film. Sylvian Chomet‘s The Illusionist is a gentle, detailed gem of a film. youtu.be/PhiADzGdB1Y
positive · AI labelView post →44. The Illusionist (2010). I REALLY wanted to like this one more. I will say that I love the movie's art style. It kinda has that Professor Layton/Triplets of Belleville vibe to it, except with slightly less exaggerated character designs, and that's an art style I've always liked.-
neutral · AI labelView post →You know what's crazy? This movie and my favorite magician movie, The Illusionist, came out in the same damn year, months apart, and both were absolute bangers. FOR NO REASON. Like, The Illusionist was romance and whimsy and The Prestige was bitterness and dark, but both complement each other in
positive · AI labelView post →I don’t know if it’s your jam or not, but amongst many movies he’s scored is The Illusionist, which is a pretty cool film and his music is quite stunning. Also The Truman Show, I believe
neutral · AI labelView post →Micro Film Review: The Illusionist (2006) The plot is shlock but man does this movie have style. It is absolutely gorgeous to look at and takes you back to a whole era of film.
neutral · AI labelView post →rewatched The Illusionist tonight and what a transcendent fucking movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Now rewatching the Illusionist An incredible film
positive · AI labelView post →#AMagnificentLife is the latest film to come from revered director #SylvainChomet, best known for 2003's Belleville Rendez-Vous and 2010's The Illusionist Read our review of the film which screens this week at @annecyfestival.bsky.social www.skwigly.co.uk/annecy-2025-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Sleeping Beauty Wreck-It Ralph Kung Fu Panda 3 The Illusionist Tarzan Howl’s Moving Castle Honorable Mentions Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie The Secret of Kells Mary and The Witch’s Flower The Boy and the Beast Sausage Party Akira
neutral · AI labelView post →INT. MOVIE STUDIO BOARDROOM Movie Exec 1: Okay, so I think we're pretty close to greenlighting The Illusionist. Edward Norton has signed up and we've attached Neil Burger to direct. Now we just need a costar. Movie Exec 2: How about Kirsten Dunst? Morgott, the Omen King: I COMMAND THEE: BIEL!
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