Music Box Films has announced that they will be releasing the French drama Lost Illusions on Digital on August 16, and on Blu-Ray and DVD on September 20, 2022. The film comes from writer-director Xavier Giannoli who provides a sumptuous adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s seminal 19th century Paris-set epic novel of ambition, lust, betrayal, and the birth of modern media. The film won 7 César Awards this year including Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor (Vincent Lacoste).
The film stars Benjamin Voisin (Summer of 85), Vincent Lacoste (Sorry Angel), Jeanne Balibar (The Duchess of Langeais), Xavier Dolan (I Killed My Mother), Cécile de France (Call My Agent), and Gérard Depardieu (Cyrano de Bergerac). Get details below!
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Synopsis: 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 poet to forge a new path. Lucien makes a new friend in another young writer, Etienne Lousteau (Vincent Lacoste), who introduces him to the business of journalism where a salon of wordsmiths and wunderkinds make or break the reputations of actors and artists with insouciant impunity. Lucien agrees to write rave reviews for bribes, achieving material success at the expense of his conscience and soon discovers that the written word can be an instrument of both beauty and deceit. Xavier Giannoli’s sumptuous adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s epic novel, Lost Illusions is a ravishing vision of the birth of modern media.
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