The Screen Illusion
5.6
In this contemporary adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s brilliant, eponymous 17th century play, the enigmatic Alcandre is now a hotel concierge who uses the myriad in-house high-tech security cameras to show worried father Pridamant the whereabouts and travails of his son, Clindor. As Pridamant witnesses the conflicting romances involving his estranged son, Corneille’s modernist meta-narrative is transposed to contemporary Paris, underscoring the ambiguous nature of love, wealth and desire in an age of consumerism. (Chicago International Film Festival)
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Cast
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Suliane Brahim
Isabelle, fille de Géronte
Known for
The Swarm
Black Spot
Loïc Corbery
Clindor
Known for
Lupin
Not My Type
Denis Podalydès
Matamore
Known for
Neuilly Yo Mama!
The Teacher
Alain Lenglet
Pridamant
Known for
De Gaulle
Hervé Pierre
Alcandre
Known for
Lupin
An Officer and a Spy
Julie Sicard
Lyse
Also in
Dom Juan & Sganarelle
Guermantes
Adrien Gamba-Gontard
Adraste
Also in
Dominoes
Le Petit Cyrano
Jean-Baptiste Malartre
Géronte
Known for
Demonlover
Summer Hours
Mathieu Amalric Director · Pierre Corneille Story Isabelle Razavet Cinematographer
First release December 10, 2010 · Produced in France · Production Maïa Cinéma, La Comédie-Française
Production
Les Films de Pierre
Production
Maïa Cinéma
Production
La Comédie-Française
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
L'Illusion comique
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 10, 2010
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No release date listed for United States.
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