Lost Illusions tells the story of the rise and the fall of a young man in Paris who dreamed to be a writer and became a journalist. Frank, a down on luck man, meets Penelope, a stripper. The two fall in love, and while travelling to the West, run into a nefarious cult called the Table of Truth.
Lost Illusions (French: Illusions perdues, working title: Comédie humaine) is a French drama film directed by Xavier Giannoli, from a screenplay by Giannoli and Jacques Fieschi, based upon Illusions perdues by Honoré de Balzac. It stars Benjamin Voisin, Xavier Dolan, Vincent Lacoste, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu and Jeanne Balibar.
It had its world premiere at the 78th Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2021. It is released in France October 20, 2021, by Gaumont. The film received fifteen nominations at the 47th César Awards, winning in seven categories, including Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor for Lacoste, and Most Promising Actor for Voisin.
In September 2019, it was announced Benjamin Voisin, Xavier Dolan, Vincent Lacoste, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu, Jeanne Balibar, André Marcon, Jean-François Stévenin and Louis-Do de Lencquesaing had joined the cast of the film, with Xavier Giannoli directing from a screenplay by himself and Jacques Fieschi, based upon the novel Illusions perdues by Honoré de Balzac. Principal photography began in July 2019.
Lost Illusions (2022)
Directed by: Xavier Giannoli
Starring: Benjamin Voisin, Xavier Dolan, Vincent Lacoste, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu, Jeanne Balibar, André Marcon, Jean-François Stévenin, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Salomé Dewaels
Screenplay by: Xavier Giannoli, Jacques Fieschi
Production Design by: Riton Dupire-Clément
Cinematography by: Christophe Beaucarne
Film Editing by: Riwanon Le Beller, Cyril Nakache
Costume Design by: Pierre-Jean Larroque
Set Decoration by: Agnes Demaegot, Fathi El Aihar
Art Direction by: Etienne Rohde, Bruno Via
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Gaumont (France), Music Box Films (United States)
Release Date: 5 September 2021 (Venice), October 20, 2021 (France), June 10, 2022 (Uhiker Bkakeb)
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