Lost Illusions
“Criticism is easy, and art is difficult”
Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.
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Cast
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Benjamin Voisin
Lucien de Rubempré
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Xavier Giannoli Director · Yves Stavrides Writer Honoré de Balzac Author
Worldwide gross $8.6M · Budget $21M · United States release June 10, 2022
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Budget
$20,800,000
Worldwide gross
$8,600,000
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Curiosa Films
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Pictanovo
Production
uMedia
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
Gabriel Inc.
Production
StudioCanal
Production
Ciné+
Production
uFund
Production
Belgium · France
Produced in
Comédie humaine
Working title
Languages
Original title
Illusions perdues
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 2021
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · October 20, 2021
Theatrical
United States · June 10, 2022
Australia
June 23, 2022 · Theatrical
Austria
October 21, 2022 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 20, 2021 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
June 9, 2022 · Theatrical
August 31, 2022 · Digital · VOD
Czechia
April 7, 2022 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 3, 2022 · Theatrical
France
March 30, 2022 · Digital · VOD
March 30, 2022 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
September 20, 2022 · Premiere · Canal+
September 20, 2022 · Digital · Canal+ (ex myCanal)
December 17, 2023 · Digital · France.tv
December 17, 2023 · TV · France 2
September 28, 2026 · TV · OCS
October 26, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
October 20, 2022 · Theatrical
July 28, 2023 · Digital
July 28, 2023 · Physical
Greece
June 9, 2022 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 2, 2023 · Digital
Italy
December 30, 2021 · Theatrical
Japan
April 14, 2023 · Digital
Netherlands
October 20, 2021 · Limited theatrical
Poland
August 5, 2022 · Digital
March 1, 2025 · Digital · Outfilm
Portugal
October 20, 2021 · Premiere
October 20, 2021 · Theatrical
Russia
March 17, 2022 · Theatrical
Spain
February 25, 2022 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 20, 2021 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 24, 2021 · Digital
Taiwan
March 4, 2022 · Theatrical
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