Illusions perdues = Lost illusions / Gaumont présente ; une production Curiosa Films et Gaumont, France 3 Cinéma, Pictanovo Hauts-de-France, Gabriel Inc., Umedia ; scénario, Xavier Giannoli ; adaptation et dialogues Jaques Fieschi et Xavier Giannoli ; produit par Olivier Delbosc et Sidonie Dumas ; un film de Xavier Giannoli.
Based on the novel by Honoré de Balzac. Originally released as a motion picture in 2021. Wide screen (2.39) Bonus features: The cast on Lost illusions; The beauty of Lost illusions; Photo gallery; Theatrical trailer. Benjamin Voisin, Cécile De France, Vincent Lacoste, Xavier Dolan, Salomé Dewaels, Jeanne Balibar, André Marcon, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Gérard Depardieu, Jean-François Stévenin.
Summary:
An aspiring poet joins a cynical team of journalists in nineteenth-century Paris. When he agrees to write rave reviews for bribes, achieving material success at the expense of his conscience, and soon discovers that the written word can be an instrument of both beauty and deceit.
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