2022
Music Box Films
2 h 29 m

2022
Music Box Films
2 h 29 m

Summary Lucien de Rubempré (Benjamin Voisin) is an ambitious and unknown aspiring poet in 19th century France. He leaves his provincial town, arriving in Paris on the arm of his admirer, Louise de Bargeton (Cécile de France). Outmatched in elite circles, Lucien’s naive etiquette prompts Louise to retreat back to her husband, leaving the young po...

Directed By: Xavier Giannoli

Written By: Honoré de Balzac, Jacques Fieschi, Yves Stavrides, Xavier Giannoli

2022
Music Box Films
2 h 29 m

2022
Music Box Films
2 h 29 m

Lost Illusions

Name: Lost Illusions
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2022-06-10
Duration: 2 min 29 s
Rating: 81
Cast: Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France, Vincent Lacoste, Xavier Dolan, Salomé Dewaels

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 17 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings

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Directed By: Xavier Giannoli

Written By: Honoré de Balzac, Jacques Fieschi, Yves Stavrides, Xavier Giannoli

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Universal Acclaim Based on 17 Critic Reviews

88% Positive
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0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 17 Critic Reviews

88% Positive
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12% Mixed
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Wall Street Journal

Jun 9, 2022

Lost Illusions is sumptuous yet piercing, an expertly plotted social-relations saga of the kind that once typified prestige Hollywood cinema, and it dives into moral quandaries rather than dispensing easy bromides.

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Austin Chronicle

Jul 7, 2022

Don’t let the early 19th-century France setting of this adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s serialized novel Illusions Perdues fool you into assuming Lost Illusions is just another stuffy period piece lacking in modern sensibility.

By Steve Davis FULL REVIEW

TheWrap

Jun 9, 2022

Gianolli’s grand adaptation isn’t just a wicked send-up and a sensual period piece; it’s a poignant reminder that everyone who thinks they’ve cleverly sussed out the wickedness of mass media is hundreds of years behind the rest of the history class. Like the best stories told about earlier times, “Lost Illusions” feels remarkably contemporary.

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Film Threat

Jun 21, 2022

Lost Illusions is certainly nothing we haven’t seen before, at least narratively. But it’s done very well. Sometimes, you just feel like having a good ol’ soufflé.

By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

Jun 9, 2022

It’s acted with such terrific panache that not enjoying it is impossible.

By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

Boston Globe

Jun 23, 2022

A good movie, Lost Illusions aspires to be a great one, but that ambition helps keep it from being a better movie. It’s overstuffed and a mite too leisurely: a self-consciously dignified film whose least dignified characters are its most compelling ones.

By Mark Feeney FULL REVIEW

The Film Stage

Jun 9, 2022

By condensing a 600-page-plus epic into a two-and-a-half-hour film, the sense of thought and detail that immortalizes Balzac isn’t translated.

By Ethan Vestby FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings

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77% Positive
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15% Mixed
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Production Company Curiosa Films, Gaumont, France 3 Cinéma, Pictanovo, Gabriel, Umedia, Canal+, Ciné+, France Télévisions, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), La Région Île-de-France, Région Hauts-de-France, uFund, Orange Studio, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Investisseurs Tax Shelter

Release Date Jun 10, 2022

Duration 2 h 29 m

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Website https://www.musicboxfilms.com/film/lost-illusions/

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Awards

César Awards, France

• 7 Wins & 15 Nominations

Lumiere Awards, France

• 1 Win & 5 Nominations

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

• 1 Win & 5 Nominations

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Benjamin Voisin

Lucien Chardon, dit Lucien de Rubempré

Cécile de France

Louise de Bargeton

Vincent Lacoste

Etienne Lousteau

Xavier Dolan

Nathan d'Anastazio

Salomé Dewaels

Coralie

Jeanne Balibar

Marquise d'Espard

André Marcon

Baron du Châtelet

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Finot

Gérard Depardieu

Dauriat

Jean-François Stévenin

Singali

Candice Bouchet

Florine

Jean-Marie Frin

Camusot

Saïd Amadis

Matifat

Isabelle de Hertogh

Bérénice

Laurence Ferraro

Rédactrice du Corsaire

Jérémie Bedrune

Rédacteur du Corsaire

Sandrine Molaro

La logeuse

Benoît Tachoires

Le directeur du Bas Rouge

Patrick Pessis

Le directeur Bérénice

Maryne Bertieaux

Eve

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