The Transported Man illusion
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The Transported Man illusion is a famous stage magic trick, central to the plot of the novel and film "The Prestige," in which a magician appears to instantaneously teleport across the stage.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional stage magic trick ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film The Prestige
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novel The Prestige ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Christopher Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Christopher Nolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralToPlotOf |
film The Prestige
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ⓘ
novel The Prestige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdByCharacter | Alfred Borden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | instantaneous teleportation across a stage ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Prestige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | novel The Prestige (1995) ⓘ |
| genre | stage magic ⓘ |
| hasVariant | The New Transported Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
apparent teleportation
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use of a double in performance ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
identity and duplication
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illusion versus reality ⓘ sacrifice for art ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives rivalry between magicians in The Prestige ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a central mystery of The Prestige
ⓘ
its twist explanation in the story ⓘ |
| obsessedOverByCharacter | Robert Angier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter |
Alfred Borden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Angier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | stage performance ⓘ |
| usedAsMetaphorFor |
cost of obsession
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hidden mechanisms behind spectacle ⓘ |
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