The movie, The Illusionist, casts Ed Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, and Rufus Sewell is a perfect example of the new world and the remnants of what’s being left behind by the change. Filmed in the Czech Republic The Illusionist, carries the seed of the truth and art of of magic and illusion.. The talent of how to deceive and why. The Illusionist is the perfect movie to show this. So, the movie starts out with two small children, who care about each other, close friends. Their status in life is miles apart. Biel plays Sophie, who is being groomed to someday grow up and be the wife to a prince, heiress to a throne and of high and noble society. Ed Norton aka Eisenheim a simple yet brilliant lad is interested in magic and someday hopes to be a famous Illusionist, a magician of the highest order. After being escorted out of town by the local  ...