France, 2021, 150’
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Details
- Director: Xavier Giannoli
- Screenplay: Xavier Giannoli, Jacques Fieschi
- Cinematography: Christophe Beaucarne
- Editing: Cyril Nakache
- Production: Curiosa Films, Gaumont
- Cast: Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France, Vincent Lacoste, Xavier Dolan, Salomé Dewaels, Jeanne Balibar, Gérard Depardieu, André Marcon, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Jean-François Stévenin
- 2022 César Awards: Best Film, Best Emerging Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design
- 2022 Lumières Awards: Best Screenplay
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Recap
Lucien is a young, unknown poet living in 19th-century France. He has great expectations for his future and intends to forge his own destiny. Accompanied by his protector, he leaves the family printing business in his native province to try his luck in Paris. Left to his own devices in the French capital, the young man discovers a world dedicated to profit and pretense. Lost Illusions is a human comedy in which everything is bought and sold: literature, the press, politics, feelings, reputations, and even souls.
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Director
Xavier Giannoli
Xavier Giannoli completed his education in literature at Sorbonne University and persued a brief career as a journalist. He started his career in cinema as an assistant director at the beginning of the 1990s. He directed his first short film, Le Condamné, in 1993. His short film The Interview (1998) won the Palme d'Or and the César at the Cannes Film Festival. His first feature film, Les Corps Impatients, was screened in 2003. Xavier's films have been shown at many film festivals, winning several prestigious awards.
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