English (en-US)

Title

The Screen Illusion

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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)

1h 20m

French (fr-FR)

Title

L'Illusion comique

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Overview

Pridamant n'a pas vu son fils, Clindor, depuis dix ans. Un jour, alors qu'il cherche à avoir des nouvelles de son enfant, il rencontre Alcandre, le concierge d'un très grand hôtel parisien. Alcandre devine immédiatement les raisons de la venue de Pridamant et il lui propose de lui montrer comment son fils a vécu pendant ces dix dernières années grâce à des illusions. Mais pour le grand malheur de Primadant, Alcandre lui révèle que Clindor mène une existence de miséreux, qu'il est devenu le serviteur d'un dénommé Matamore et qu'il ne souhaite pas être retrouvé. De son côté, Matamore attend la venue de la belle Isabelle...

1h 16m

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