(L'Illusion comique)

Content: In this contemporary adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s brilliant, eponymous 17th century play, the enigmatic Alcandre is now a hotel concierge who uses the myriad in-house high-tech security cameras to show worried father Pridamant the whereabouts and travails of his son, Clindor. As Pridamant witnesses the conflicting romances involving his estranged son, Corneille’s modernist meta-narrative is transposed to contemporary Paris, underscoring the ambiguous nature of love, wealth and desire in an age of consumerism. (Chicago International Film Festival)

Countries:

France

Genres:

Comedy

Runtime:

88 minutes

Year:

2010

Directors:

Mathieu Amalric

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Production companies:

Les Films de Pierre,

Maïa Cinéma,

La Comédie-Française

Actors:

Isabelle, fille de Géronte

Clindor

Matamore

Pridamant

Alcandre

Crews:

Director

Director of Photography

Editor

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