Review of The Illusionist (2010) by Shanegreyfox — 07 Jul 2011
This is a good film. It is about an illusionist and his travels from town to town looking for work. Along the way he meets a young girl who believes he is truely magical. The characters don't really speak, they kind of mumble and gesture, its more of a silent film in a way.
It has a melancholy overtone in how it portrays its slice of life in the illusionist's world of the 1950's. The drawings are quite detailed and very beautiful, the film could be watched just for the illustrations.
A well done film, somber overall, but I did enjoy the relationship between the illusionist and the girl; the script was written by a french mime who wrote it as a letter to his estranged eldest daughter.
This review of The Illusionist (2010) was written by Shanegreyfox on 07 Jul 2011.
The Illusionist has generally received very positive reviews.
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