Cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub imbued the many sets crafted by production designer Patrizia von Brandenstein with their own distinctive style. The miniseries has Houdini showcasing his talents in locations around the world: London, Chicago, St. He was a pioneer of PR, the first Kim Kardashian if you will, but instead of being a porn star, he was a magician. As the journey unfolds, we’re presented with Houdini’s magic act with his brother, his falling in love with Bess, and then finding his assistant Jim, who helps him create one dangerous act after another, until his unforeseen death at the age of 52. We learn that he had the support from his loving mother, and that his stern father’s stubborn resistance to learning English cost him his job as a Rabbi. Born in Budapest, his family moved to Appleton, Wisconsin where his passion for magic grew. We’re immediately thrown all the way back into Houdini’s childhood. Hell of a way to make a living,” he jumps.
Unlike other people, I don’t escape life. The stark white and gray color palette echoes the ruthless simplicity of his fast-approaching encounter with death, and with a thought: “Fear is how I know I’m alive. His wife Bess (Kristen Connolly) and stagehand Jim (Evan Jones) stand below on the ice-covered Mississippi as Houdini prepares to plummet into the frigid waters. As the frame moves back, we’re placed on Eads Bridge in St.
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The series opens with a close-up of Houdini’s (Adrien Brody) pale, de-saturated face. “My greatest escape was leaving Appleton, Wisconsin.” Liberties on Houdini’s life aside, we were bothered more by its frenetic pace and cheesy dialogue. Audiences should realize it’s intended as a poetic drama rather than a documentary of unassailable facts. and British intelligence agencies? Intrigued? The two-part miniseries Houdini from History looks to expose all this and more.ĭirected by Uli Edel, the nonlinear narrative is based on the book Houdini: A Mind in Chains: A Psychoanalytic Portrait. But did you know his birth name was Erik Weisz? How about the fact he had a brother with magic skills of his own? Or that it’s possible he was a spy for the U.S. Straitjackets, handcuffs, jail cells, and the water torture chamber.
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