a ISBN B-00-0LC55F-2

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title tur

a Classification number DVD 005187

a Personal name Nolan, Christopher,

d Dates associated with a name 1965-

a Title The Prestige

h Medium DVD

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2006

a Extent 1 DVD

a Playing time 130 min.

a Summary, etc The Prestige attempts a hat trick by combining a ridiculously good-looking cast, a highly regarded new director, and more than one sleight of hand. Does it pull it off? Sort of. Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman play rival magicians who were once friends before an on-stage tragedy drove a wedge between them. While Bale's Alfred Borden is a more skilled illusionist, Jackman's Rufus Angier is the better showman; much of the film's interesting first half is their attempts to sabotage--and simultaneously, top--each other's tricks. Even with the help of a prop inventor (Michael Caine) and a comely assistant (Scarlett Johansson), Angier can't match Borden's ultimate illusion: The Transporting Man. Angier's obsession with learning Borden's trick leads him to an encounter with an eccentric inventor (David Bowie) in a second half that gets bogged down in plot loops and theatrics. Director Christopher Nolan, reuniting with his Batman Begins star Bale, demonstrates the same dark touch that hued that film, but some plot elements--without giving anything away--seem out of place with the rest of the movie. It's better to sit back and let the sometimes-clunky turns steer themselves than try to draw back the black curtain. That said, The Prestige still manages to entertain long after the magician has left the stage--a feat in itself.

a Language note Languages: English, Turkish

a Language note Subtitles: English, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Slovenian, Turkish

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Drama

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mystery

a Personal name Jackman, Hugh.

a Personal name Christian Bale

a Personal name Michael Caine

a Personal name Piper Perabo

a Personal name Rebecca Hall

a Uncontrolled related/analytical title Prestij

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