The Illusionist is one of a dying breed of stage entertainer s. \;With emerging rock stars stealing his thunder in the late 1950s\, he is forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments in fringe theatres \, at garden parties and in bars and cafes. \;Then\, while performing in a village pub off the west coast of Scotland\, he encounters Alice\, an innocent young girl\, who will change his life forever.
\nWatching h is performance for the excited villagers who are celebrating the arrival of electricity on their remote island\, Alice is awestruck by his show and be lieves his tricks are real magic. \; Though they don't speak the same l anguage\, the two lonely strangers quickly bond through small kindnesses.&n bsp\; Fascinated by The Illusionist\, Alice stows away on his departing shi p and follows him to Edinburgh. \;There\, they quickly fall into a fat her-daughter relationship\, with Alice keeping their home at a boarding hou se for vaudevillans while he goes to work in a small local theatre.
\n< p>Enchanted by her enthusiasm for his act\, The Illusionist rewards Alice w ith increasingly lavish gifts he has 'conjured' into existence. \;Desp erate not to disappoint her\, he cannot bring himself to reveal that magic does not exist and that he's driving himself to ruin working all night jobs to buy her gifts. \nAs The Illusionist grows older\, Alice grows up . \;She falls in love with a young man and is no longer so enchanted b y The Illusionist's conjuring. \;She moves on with her life\, and The Illusionist no longer has to pretend. \;Untangled from his own web of deceit\, he resumes his life as a much wiser man.
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