Storyteller and conceptual magician Derek DelGaudio's filmed live show where he attempts to explain the illusory nature of identity in...
Storyteller and conceptual magician Derek DelGaudio's filmed live show where he attempts to explain the illusory nature of identity in front (and with the help) of the audience. Executively produced by Stephen Colbert and directed by The Muppet Show master Frank Oz.
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The filmed version of his highly-acclaimed stage show, Derek DelGaudio uses enlightening stories and skillful magic tricks to make a greater point about one of the most powerful illusions (un)known to man: our sense of identity.
100 %31 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
89 %256 reviewsAudience score rating
"A work capable of winning over those who normally don't pay much attention to the genre, and certain to leave some in the audience much more moved than they're prepared for."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"DelGaudio’s oddly yearning text still has power on TV."
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Vulture
Vulture"A kind of epiphany that leaves them with a feeling of discovery rather than deception."
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Variety
Variety"It’s the kind of alchemy achieved when an artist has his or her vision brought to a larger audience by someone who understands exactly what they’re doing."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"Magical."
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times"It is not often that a magic show makes you ponder not just the how, but the why."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Director Frank Oz has heightened the impact of DelGaudio's material by rapidly inter-cutting exchanges with audience members across a number of shows."
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CNN
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- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Live Performance
- Country of origin
- USA
