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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

The Illusionist is recommended

The Illusionist is very well done - beautifully shot and well acted.  It doesn't hurt that I have a soft spot for Edward Norton.  My favorite corridor in the movie is the antler and animal stuffed hallway of the Prince's castle.  Watching the commentary, we learned that nothing (nothing!) was added to the corridor.  It was the hunting lodge of Franz Ferdinand (yes, that one - not the band) and those are all animals he killed.  After his death, they hung his death mask, that of his wife, and the bullets that killed them on the wall.  How macabre and totally awesome.
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Kuky said ...
Yes I enjoyed this one and 11:14 as well.
2/23/2007 11:56 PM

Rose said ...
Also being an Edward Norton (and Rufus Sewell) fan, I was kinda disappointed with it. Maybe I expected too much. I was impressed with the hallway, though. Now I am even more so.
2/27/2007 8:49 PM

Sijbrich said ...
ooo. That makes me shiver a little, but in a weird sort of way it is pretty cool.
3/8/2007 7:30 AM
 
Angelina said ...
My mom keeps trying to get me to watch this film. I have been hesitant because she and I often have different ideas of what makes a good movie, but now I'm intrigued by the hallway. You know I am fascinated with taxidermy, right? But the death masks...can people visit that hall in real life and see the masks? That is a trip I would love to make!

Plus, I love Rufus Sewell.
3/20/2007 4:39 PM

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