Lost Illusions

2021 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama / History / Romance

17
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 90% · 55 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 90% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 7492 7.5K

paris, france based on novel or book poet 19th century paris 1840s

Plot summary

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.

Director

Xavier Giannoli Photo
Xavier Giannoli

Top cast

Edouard Michelon Photo
Edouard Michelon as Henri de Marsay
Gérard Depardieu Photo
Gérard Depardieu as Dauriat
Cécile De France Photo
Cécile De France as Louise de Bargeton
Vincent Lacoste Photo
Vincent Lacoste as Etienne Lousteau
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1.35 GB
1280*534
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr   us  
24 fps
2 hr 29 min
Seeds 3
1.34 GB
1280*528
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr   us  
24 fps
2 hr 29 min
Seeds 1
2.76 GB
1920*800
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles fr   us  
24 fps
2 hr 29 min
Seeds 3
2.76 GB
1904*784
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles fr   us  
24 fps
2 hr 29 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by bob998 7 / 10

They had to boil it down

It's a 600 page novel that had to be boiled down to fit the running time of 2 1/2 hours, some minor characters had to be thrown out. The third part of the book is dispensed with--no great loss.We are left with a wonderful satire of the popular press in France circa 1830. Graft and bribery are part of the game, and our hero Lucien is never quite sure where the next knife is going to come from that will enter his back. My favourite character is Sarfati, the claque leader, whose mob can be bought for whomever pays top dollar. The acting is superb, as you might imagine: Depardieu, de France, de Lenquesaing all acquit themselves well, and Vincent Lacoste as Lucien's changeable buddy Lousteau is marvellous. Only Benjamin Voisin doesn't quite meet the demands of the role, and he's in almost every scene. Sets and costumes are very good, and Giannoli's direction is assured.
Reviewed by daoldiges 7 / 10

Lovely Illusions

I won't repeat the storyline here as that's already been covered by many others. Lost Illusions is a visually sumptuous film throughout. I did notice that all of the camera work is quite tight, with very few if any longshots. As such it can feel slightly claustrophobic, if by design or chance I'm not sure. I'm not suggesting it a positive or negative, just an observation. I generally liked the male performances, especially Voisin does a nice job. Salome Dewaels does a very fine job as well but I feel the two other female performances were both a bit constrained. Several viewers took issue with the volume of narration - to that I feel there might have been a couple of instances of this, ever so slightly, but for the most part I have no major issues with this element. Lost Illusions is a beautiful and interesting film worth checking out.
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