About The Prestige
Christopher Nolan's magical mystery.
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About the film
Set in London in the 1800s, two rival magicians read each others diary containing the secrets of their magic tricks and personal life. As we go back in time when the diaries were written, both magicians become obsessed with their rival's best trick. The tricks, as shown to the audience, look the same, but neither magician can figure out how his opponent does it.
Nominated for two Oscars, lost both nominations to Pan's Labyrinth. Best Picture winner was The Departed.
BBFC Insight: Contains moderate violence and fatalities
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Nolan directs the film exactly like a great trick, so you want to see it again the second it's over
The film's prestige is a doozy, both dazzling and preposterous, but if you're watching closely - it's flawlessly set up
