The Illusionist

An old-fashioned music-hall conjurer struggling to find work in 1950’s Paris is forced to accept questionable engagements in dubious basement venues, at garden parties or in bars and cafés.

The Illusionist

2010
83mins
DCP
English

Directed by
Starring , ,

In one of these obscure establishments – a village pub on Scotland’s west coast – he meets an innocent young girl named Alice. The encounter changes his life completely.

Sylvain Chomet’s long-awaited follow-up to Belleville Rendez Vous is a beautifully observed animated treasure based on a script by Jacques Tati.

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