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Before The Dark Knight<\/em><\/span> made him a household name in 2008, Christopher Nolan crafted intricate thrillers such as Following<\/em> (1998), Memento<\/em> (2000) and Insomnia<\/em> (2002). But 2006\u2019s The Prestige<\/em>, which turns 20 this month, is the most labyrinthine by far.<\/div>\n
Made just after Batman Begins<\/em><\/span> (2005), but a far stranger and more personal proposition, it is set in 1890s London.<\/div>\n

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 \u2013 originally known as The Transported Man \u2013 and neither is above using underhand tactics.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe film has been written according to the principles of how a magic trick works,\u201d Nolan told Empire magazine in 2006. \u201cOur narrative plays tricks with the audience. It has stories within stories and misdirection and so forth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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