THE ILLUSIONIST
| 2010 – 90′ – Animation, Drama.
Written by: Jacques Tati.
Directed by: Sylvain Chomet.
Voices: Jean-Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin, Duncan Macneil, Raymond Mearns, James T. Muir, Tom Urie.
Official Selections: Berlin International Film Festival 2010, Toronto International Film Festival 2010. Nominated for Best Animated Feature César Awards 2011. Nominated for Best Animated Feature, Academy Awards 2011.
In English. Rated PG.
A Sony Pictures Classics release. |
Magic tricks can’t compete with rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s, so a French illusionist (Jean-Claude Donda) finds himself touring Scotland’s shabby pubs and run-down restaurants. But things brighten for him when he meets Alice (Eilidh Rankin), a girl who believes his powers are real. Together they travel to Edinburgh for a performance, but he doesn’t have the heart to reveal that his feats are merely tricks, and risks financial ruin by giving her gifts supplied by his “magic.” Sylvain Chomet writer/director of the Academy Award nominated The Triplets of Belleville adapts the last script of Jacques Tati and therefore pays tribute to the world of the famous French filmmaker.
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