Prestige

Theatrical Release Date: 2006 10 20 (USA)

UPC: 786936726695

Studio: Touchstone / Disney

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence]

Summary: Obsession, jealousy, and deceit define the tense relationship shared between two turn-of-the-century magicians in Memento and Batman Begins director Christopher Nolan's dizzying tale of sleight of hand. Rupert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) are London-based magicians of the highest order, both blessed with spectacular powers of deception and both cursed with unrelenting envy for one another's skills. When Alfred performs an awe-inspiring trick for which there seems no logical explanation, the friendly competition shared between the pair turns to deadly rivalry as the enraged Rupert determines to uncover his rival's deepest secrets. In the world of illusion, however, nothing is ever quite as it seems, and the rules of the physical world simply don't apply. Now, as bitter competition quickly begins to consume the souls of both performers, the firestorm birthed by their anger threatens to consume all who surround them. Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, and David Bowie co-star in a feature that finds director/screenwriter Nolan reuniting with brother and Memento story author Jonathan Nolan to adapt author Christopher Priest's original novel. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Thriller

Awards: Film Presented – Rome International Film Festival British Newcomer of the Year – London Film Critics Association Best Supporting British Actor – London Film Critics Association Best British Actor – London Film Critics Association Best British Director – London Film Critics Association Best Picture – Austin Film Critics Best Adapted Screenplay – Online Film Critics Association Best Adapted Screenplay – Online Film Critics Association Best Art Direction in a Period Film – Art Directors Guild Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Features: Backstage
The director's notebook: The cinematic sleight of hand of Christopher Nolan
Conjuring the past
The visual maze
Metaphors of deception
Advocate for the audience
Tesla: The man who invented the twentieth century
The art of The
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Film
Behind the scenes
Costumes and sets
Poster art
Movie showcase
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Prestige

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 02/20/2007

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 130 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Prestige
1. Introduction
2. "Something Went Wrong..."
3. A Search for Answers
4. The Start of a Great Career
5. Total Devotion to His Art
6. A Strong Knot
7. More in Love With Magic
8. An Effective Form of Misdirection
9. The Great Danton
10. Happiness That Should Have Been Mine
11. Man's Reach Exceeds His Grasp
12. A Complex Illusion
13. The New Transported Man
14. The Mistress of My Enemy
15. Complete Power
16. The Keyword Is the Method
17. Secrets Are My Life
18. Exact Science Is Not an Exact Science
19. An Old Friend
20. Considerable Risk
21. The Prestige
22. A Better Magician
23. Are You Watching Closely?
24. End Credits

Perry Seibert

Filmmakers are no strangers to the world of magic and illusions. Both Orson Welles and Woody Allen were talented amateur magicians, and directors sometimes treat editing as little more than an excuse to fool audiences and exert their powers of manipulation. Christopher Nolan and his brother Jonathan Nolan juggle timelines with such ease and dexterity that seeing them tackle the topic of illusionists would seem to be a perfect fit of talent and material. The Prestige is the cinematic equivalent of watching a Penn & Teller show. The Nolans, like the comedy magic duo, lay out exactly what they are going to do. The answers to the mysteries are right in front of the viewer for pretty much the entire film, but they surround the simple truths with so much misdirection and showmanship that even the most alert viewer is likely to be taken in by the elaborate ruse. The filmmakers reveal everything about their characters' tricks, including plainly stating the dramatic arc that a good magic trick follows, and still manage to thrill the audience with their skill. The look of Christopher Nolan's films are, for the most part, cold. He has a very cerebral, considered tone to his movies that would be off-putting if not for the fact that he consistently hires actors who are able to get at viewers' emotions. Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman, as the magicians carrying on a lethal feud, carry the weight of The Prestige, each playing deeply flawed characters whose drive and ambition make them inherently interesting. In lesser hands, The Prestige could have become an empty exercise where the twists and turns might seem at best arbitrary or, at worst, manipulative. Thankfully, the editing and imagemaking is so precise, and the screenplay so beautifully layered, that the finished result tickles the audience with anticipation and bewilderment. The Nolans and their talented cast never play the viewers for suckers, even when fooling them right in front of their eyes. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Charles Schlissel  Executive Producer 
Chris J. Ball  Executive Producer 
William Tyrer  Executive Producer 
David Julyan  Composer (Music Score) 
Christopher Nolan  Director 
Christopher Nolan  Producer 
Christopher Nolan  Screenwriter 
Emma Thomas  Producer 
Aaron Ryder  Producer 
Jonathan Nolan  Screenwriter 
Valerie Dean  Executive Producer 
Hugh Jackman  Actor 
Christian Bale  Actor 
Michael Caine  Actor 
Scarlett Johansson  Actor 
David Bowie  Actor 
Rebecca Hall  Actor 
Andy Serkis  Actor 
Samantha Mahurin  Actor 
Piper Perabo  Actor 
Daniel Davis  Actor 
Jim Piddock  Actor 
Christopher Neame  Actor 
Mark Ryan  Actor 
Roger Rees  Actor 
Jamie Harris  Actor 
Monty Stuart  Actor 
Ron Perkins  Actor 
Ricky Jay  Actor 
J. Paul Moore  Actor 
Anthony Demarco  Actor 
Chao-Li Chi  Actor 
Gregory Humphreys  Actor 
John Crye  Actor 
W. Morgan Sheppard  Actor 
Sean Francis Howse  Actor 
Julie Sanford  Actor 
Ezra Buzzington  Actor 
James Lancaster  Actor 
Olivia Merg  Actor 
Zoe Merg  Actor 
Johnny Liska  Actor 
Russ Fega  Actor 
Kevin Will  Actor 
Edward Hibbert  Actor 
Christopher Judges  Actor 
James Otis  Actor 
Sam Menning  Actor 
Brian Tahash  Actor 
Scott Davis  Actor 
Jodi Bianca Wise  Actor 
Nikki Glick  Actor 
Enn Reitel  Actor 
Clive Kennedy  Actor 
Rob Arbogast  Actor 
Chris Cleveland  Actor 

Country: UK,USA