The Illusionist 2. Wikipedia. The Illusionist is a 2. American romanticmystery film written and directed by Neil Burger and starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel. It is based loosely on Steven Millhausers short story, Eisenheim the Illusionist. The film 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. The film also depicts a fictionalized version of the Mayerling Incident. The film premiered at the 2. Sundance Film Festival and opened the 2. Seattle International Film Festival it was distributed in limited release to theaters on August 1. September 1. The film was a commercial and critical success. Now in its EIGHTH year at the historic Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, CA, come experience the magic with Master Illusionist Ivan Amodei in his critically. In Vienna, Austria Hungary, 1. Eisenheim is arrested by Chief Inspector Walter Uhl of the Vienna Police during a magic show involving necromancy. Later, Uhl explains the story of Eisenheims life to Crown Prince Leopold. Eisenheim was born to a cabinet maker and became interested in magic after meeting a travelling magician. He also fell in love with Sophie, the Duchess von Teschen, but the two were forbidden to see each other on account of the former being a peasant. They kept meeting secretly but were caught one day and separated by force. Eisenheim proceeded to study magic by travelling the world, and fifteen years later returned to Vienna to perform. During one performance, he encounters the adult Sophie and learns that she is expected to marry the Crown Prince Leopold, who, it is rumored, is brutal towards women and in the past even murdered one. Eisenheim conducts a private show for the Crown Prince and humiliates him in the course of it. In response, he is banned from performing again in Vienna. Eisenheim asks Sophie to flee with him, but Sophie is afraid that they will be executed. Sophie also reveals that the Crown Prince is planning a coup detat against his elderly father, the Emperor Franz Joseph I. LLb4Jgek/hqdefault.jpg' alt='The New The Illusionist Movie ' title='The New The Illusionist Movie ' />At the Mayerling hunting lodge, Sophie tries to end her engagement with Leopold. He reacts by chasing her into the stables with a sword, in full view of the servants. Sophies body is discovered the next morning in the Vienna Woods, an unknown man blamed for her assassination. This throws Eisenheim into a deep depression. He eventually buys a theatre and begins a new series of magic shows, this time focusing exclusively on the summoning of dead spirits. Leopold secretly attends one of them, during which Eisenheim summons the spirit of Sophie, who says that someone in the theater is her murderer. Leopold, highly unnerved, orders Uhl to arrest Eisenheim for fraud, but Eisenheim manages to avoid jail by openly confessing to the public that his show is a mere illusion. Malefic Deletor is the 18th Trial Deck and 1st Movie Trial Deck released in Japanese format. Eisenheim is threatened that if he summons Sophie in his next performance, he will be arrested and likely imprisoned. Uhl attends the packed performance with dozens of officers, and in spite of the warnings, Eisenheim brings Sophies spirit to life again. Uhl storms the stage with his officers, but to the shock and horror of the audience, Eisenheim is revealed to be a spirit after Uhls hand passes through him. Watch Miss Hokusai. Eisenheim then fades away in front of everyone. Uhl reveals to Leopold that he found evidence, namely a jewel from Leopolds sword and Sophies distinctive locket, which could implicate Leopold in Sophies murder. Uhl has already informed the Emperor and the General Staff of Leopolds conspiracy to seize the throne. Leopold reacts by pointing a revolver at Uhl and threatening to kill him, but as officers of the imperial guard of the Austro Hungarian Army arrive on the scene, Leopold shoots himself in the head. Later, as Uhl exits the palace he placed the locket he found earlier belonging to Sophie in his pocket. As he is approached by a boy, he is jostled by a bearded man in a long coat. He just lost his position as Chief Inspector of Police, and he is approached by a boy who gives him a package containing the notebook the Orange Tree, which explains a magic trick of Eisenheims that Uhl had been trying to figure out. He asks the boy who gave him the notebook and the boy replies Herr Eisenheim. He then checks his pocket for the locket and realizes the person who jostled him earlier picked his pocket of the locket. He then sees the man who jostled him and chases after him. The man boards a train and Unl realizes the jostling and the notebook is a message from the illusionist. Uhl begins to re examine in his thoughts recent events. He concludes that Sophie and Eisenheim staged her death so she could be free of Leopold. Uhl laughs in delight at the brilliance of their plan, while far away Sophie and Eisenheim start a new life together in a cabin underneath a beautiful mountain. Eisenheim is seen placing the locket he picked from Uhl in to Sophies palm. ProductionOn October 1.