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Music by Philip Glass.
Synopsis
As children, Eisenheim and Sophie begin an intense romance. But when they are forbidden to see each other, the young magician is driven from the town. He disappears after that, embarking on a journey in pursuit of secret powers. Years later he appears in Vienna, now a successful stage magician, and there he meets Sophie again. After so many years, she had given up hope of ever seeing him and is now engaged to marry the Crown Prince. But Eisenheim and Sophie soon rekindle their affair and decide to escape together. Inspector Uhl, who acts as a spy for the Crown Prince, exposes the lovers and later Sophie is discovered murdered.
Eisenheim now must summon his extraordinary powers in a desperate attempt to prove the Prince guilty. While Uhl tries to stop him, Eisenheim foments a political uprising to bring down the monarchy before it completely destroys him.
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In a world where nothing is as it appears, an illusionist and a police inspector face off in a challenge of wills that attempts to determine where reality ends and magic begins…all the while blurring the line between power and corruption, love and devotion, vigilance and mania and ultimately, life and death.
This film, enhanced by a magnificent score by composer Phillip Glass, is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat and transport you to a time that embraced the supernatural.
Credits
Music by Philip Glass.
Written by Neil Burger, based on the short story Eisenheim the Illusionist by Steven Millhauser.
Cinematography by Dick Pope.
Editing by Naomi Geraghty.
Produced by Michael London, Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Bob Yari, Cathy Schulman.
Executive producers: Jane Garnett, Tom Nunan. Co-producers: Tom Karnowski, Matthew Stillman, David Minkowski.
Production design by Ondrej Nekvasil.
Art direction by Vlasta Svobodova, Stefan Kovacik.
Set decoration by Petra Habova.
Costume design by Ngila Dickson.
Sound by Petr Forejt.
Supervising sound edition by J. Paul Huntsman.
Sound design by Michael Babcock.
Special effects by Vulcan Effects.
Special effects supervision by Roman Tudzaroff.
Visual effects by Universal Production Partners.
Visual effects supervision by Viktor Muller.
Technical advisers for magic: Ricky Jay, Michael Weber.
Assistant directors: Kieron Phipps, Jan Mensik. Casting by Deborah Aquila, Tricia Wood, Nina Gold.
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Music for the film The Illusionist
RECORDINGS:
Philip Glass Soundtracks – Michael Riesman