Nolan blends unexpected casting with deep character work, resulting in performances that surprise and captivate audiences and critics.
Likewise,Bowies portrayal of Nikola Tesla inThe Prestigestands out as one of Nolan’s best casting decisions.
Bowie inherently brings a sense of otherworldliness and gravitas.
Without the need for speechifying, Bowie makes Tesla a compelling character.
The Prestigeis interested in futurism, clouding the line between science and magic.
Tesla tells a frustrated Angier that even exact science is not an exact science.
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Youll have to dress it up.
Give them enough reason to doubt it.
Christopher Nolan is one of the most acclaimed, distinctive filmmakers of his generation.
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, The Prestige follows the lives of two stage magicians in Victorian London. Once colleagues, Robert Angier and Alfred Borden become hated rivals after a tragedy involving Angier’s wife tears them apart. The two magicians each go on to have their own lives and careers while competing to see who can pull off a seemingly impossible teleportation trick. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as Angier and Borden.
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Bowie plays Tesla almost like a wizard, which works givenThe Prestige’s ultimate clone twist.
Without Bowie’s inexplicable accent and unmatched charisma,The Prestigewould not be the same.
As Bowies Tesla writes to Angier:The truly extraordinary is not permitted in science and industry.
Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as Angier and Borden.
