The Illusionist
Synopsis
Watching his performance to the excited villagers who are celebrating the arrival of electricity to their remote island, Alice becomes awestruck by the Illusionist and believes his tricks are real magic. Following him to Edinburgh, she keeps his home while he goes to work in a small local theatre. Enchanted by her enthusiasm for his act, he rewards her with increasingly lavish gifts he has 'conjured' into existence. Desperate not to disappoint her, he cannot bring himself to reveal that magic does not exist but buying these gifts is driving him to ruin.
Alice comes of age, she finds love and moves on. The Illusionist no longer has to pretend and, untangled from his own web of deceit, resumes his life as a travelling entertainer, a much wiser man.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 83 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
-
Sylvain Chomet
- Producer
- Philippe Carcassonne, Jake Eberts
- Co-Producer
- Philippe Carcassonne, Jake Eberts
- Screenwriter
- Jacques Tati, adapted by Sylvain Chomet
- Production Designer
- Bjarne Hansen
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
Django Films Illusionist Ltd
Django Films12/196 Rose Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AT
UK
T +44 (0)1312 267 324
Sales Company
Pathe International
Kent House14-17 Market Place
London
W1W 8AR
UK
T +44 (0)20 7323 5151
www.patheinternational.com
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