Lost Illusions

Lost Illusions

2021 · 149 min · FR · 7.5 (420 votes)
Dir. Xavier Giannoli · Starring Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France, Vincent Lacoste, Xavier Dolan, Salomé Dewaels, Jeanne Balibar

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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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A sweeping, dialogue-driven period piece that dissects the cutthroat world of Parisian arts and society. It’s a visually lush, often cynical look at ambition, love, and the compromises one makes to survive.

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