In the end of the Nineteenth Century, in London, Robert Angier, his beloved wife Julia McCullough and Alfred Borden are friends and assistants of a magician. When Julia accidentally dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred for her death and they become enemies. Both become famous and rival magicians, sabotaging the performance of the other on the stage. When Alfred performs a successful trick, Robert becomes obsessed trying to disclose the secret of his competitor with tragic consequences.
Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Anachronisms:
The spider web shaped cracks that appear in the glass boxes when characters attempt to smash them indicate that they are made of laminated safety glass, which breaks into tiny pieces rather than large jagged shards. Safety glass was not invented until the 1920s.
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