Before The Dark Knight made him a household name in 2008, Christopher Nolan crafted intricate thrillers such as Following (1998), Memento (2000) and Insomnia (2002). But 2006’s The Prestige, which turns 20 this month, is the most labyrinthine by far.
Made just after Batman Begins (2005), but a far stranger and more personal proposition, it is set in 1890s London.
Here, we are introduced to stage magicians Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale), who risk their lives, and more, trying to outdo each other. Both men want to perfect a teleportation illusion – originally known as The Transported Man – and neither is above using underhand tactics.
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