More magic connections

Come to think about it, I've watched a few movies about magicians this year. I like "The Prestige" so much, and went on to read the book, but get disappointed. As some critics say, the novel was subtle and complex, while the film is blunt and simplified. And more clever in my opinion. There are a lot of twists and turns in the rivalry between two magicians, and the enjoyment will come from the willingness of suspension of disbelieve til the end. Interesting that there was a Chinese magician performing disappearing fishbowl in London in the film, would it be Long Tack Sam??
The other film is "The Illusionist", simple love story. Young lovers were forced to separate. He went to China to learn magic, returned 15 years later and she was about to marry the evil Prince of Austria. So, what trick he need to pull to win the girl and save his head? BTW, Sam married an Austrian before the turn of the 19th century.