• WHAT? — “The Prestige” (2006), a magic-themed period film adapted from the novel of the same name.
• WHO? – Olivia Wenscombe, the magicians’ assistant who provides a foil between the two competing magicians. She is played by Scarlett Johansson.
• WHY? – Olivia proves her cunning by fooling both genius magicians by her actions. She uses her beauty to her advantage to get what she wants, and in a movie dominated by men, she more than holds her own.
• PLOT? – 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.