The prestige Prestij
by
Thomas, Emma.
Title
:
The prestige Prestij
Author
:
Thomas, Emma.
ISBN
:
9780788868856
Publication Information
:
Burbank, CA : Warner Bros.Entertainment, [2007]
Physical Description
:
1 videodisc (ca. 125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note
:
Based on the novel by Christopher Priest.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features include: "The director's notebook: the cinematic sleight of hand of Christopher Nolan" - contains five featurettes: "Conjuring the past," "The visual maze," "Metaphors of deception," "Tesla: the man who invented the Twentieth Century" and "Resonances;" the art of The prestige gallery.
Abstract
:
In turn-of-the-century Victorian London, charismatic showman Robert Angier and gifted illusionist Alfred Borden are two young magicians whose friendship is destroyed when the love of Angier's life dies in a trick gone wrong. Their rivalry escalates into an obsession full of deceit and sabotage. When Borden's "transported man" trick becomes famous, Angier will go to any length to top it, even pursuing a fantastic and frightening machine developed by Nicola Tesla.
Reading Level
:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence and disturbing images.
Subject Term
:
Magicians -- England -- London -- Drama.
Deception -- England -- London -- Drama.
Fraud -- England -- London -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- England -- London -- Drama.
Geographic Term
:
London (England) -- Drama.
Genre
:
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Science fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author
:
Thomas, Emma.
Ryder, Aaron.
Nolan, Christopher, 1970-
Nolan, Jonathan.
Jackman, Hugh.
Bale, Christian, 1974-
Caine, Michael.
Johansson, Scarlett, 1984-
Hall, Rebecca, 1982-
Serkis, Andy.
Perabo, Piper.
Bowie, David.
Priest, Christopher, 1943- Prestige.
Added Corporate Author
:
Touchstone Pictures.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Newmarket Films.
Syncopy (Firm)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm)
Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
Electronic Access
:
Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | DVD Movie | 0013165 | PN1995.9.S87 P74 2007 DVD | Multimedia Koleksiyon |