“Magical or Not?” ITF Read & Watch: The Illusionist (1990 story & 2006 film)

Neil Berger’s adaptation of Steven Millhauser’s short story
“Eisenheim the Illusionist” introduced a romantic plot to a story
about magical deception, but does it deliver? In episode 249,
Luke & James discuss an overlooked film from the aughts,
Edward Norton’s performance as Eisenheim, an extremely elaborate
plot, and the nature of ambiguous magic in movies about stage
magic. Then they vote on which was better: the short story or the
movie!


Movie discussion:


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Intro/outro music: “Ghibli Waltz” by Ross
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Luke Elliott


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James Bailey


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