The Illusionist

Name: The Illusionist
Director: Sylvain Chomet
Released: 2010-06-16T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.3

2010 · TMDB 7.3 · L'Illusionniste

Directed by Sylvain Chomet

A French illusionist travels to Scotland to work. He meets a young woman in a small village. Their ensuing adventure in Edinburgh changes both their lives forever.

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A fading magician travels to a remote Scottish island and befriends a young girl who believes his tricks are real. Sylvain Chomet's animation is a bittersweet tribute to a bygone era of performance.

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Jean-Claude Donda Eilidh Rankin Didier Gustin Jil Aigrot Jacques Tati Duncan MacNeil Raymond Mearns James T. Muir Tom Urie Paul Bandey

Director · Sylvain Chomet Producer · Bob Last Producer · Sally Chomet Editor · Sylvain Chomet

Runtime: 80 min
Released: 2010-06-16
Studio: Django Films
Country: France
Language: French
TMDB score: 7.3

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A fading magician travels to a remote Scottish island and befriends a young girl who believes his tricks are real. Sylvain Chomet's animation is a bittersweet tribute to a bygone era of performance.

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Sylvain Chomet's animated adaptation of an unproduced Jacques Tati screenplay, in which a fading stage magician takes a young woman under his wing in a changing Edinburgh. A film about performance as a form of love, and the quiet deception of keeping wonder alive.