Review: The magnetic 'Tesla,' starring a brilliant Ethan Hawke, gives visionary his due
by Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
Aug 21, 2020
4 minutes
The past few years have brought a fresh resurgence of interest in the life and legacy of Nikola Tesla, the popularity of an Elon Musk electric car being only the best-known example. You can find Tesla's tall, dark-suited frame and mustachioed frown in graphic novels and video games; you can hear his innovations extolled in the lyrics of rock songs and even a 2018 stage musical.
The movies have done their part to exploit his considerable mystique without necessarily drawing him in from the sidelines: David Bowie played him as the drollest of enigmas in "The Prestige" (2006), and Nicholas Hoult gave us a peek at Tesla the wily young upstart in the
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