The Screen Illusion (2010)

  • NR
  • 12/10/2010 (FR)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 20m

Overview

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)

Mathieu Amalric

Director

Cast

Suliane Brahim's headshot

Suliane Brahim

Isabelle, fille de Géronte
Loïc Corbery's headshot

Loïc Corbery

Clindor
Denis Podalydès's headshot

Denis Podalydès

Matamore
Alain Lenglet's headshot

Alain Lenglet

Pridamant
Hervé Pierre's headshot

Hervé Pierre

Alcandre
Julie Sicard's headshot

Julie Sicard

Lyse
Adrien Gamba-Gontard's headshot

Adrien Gamba-Gontard

Adraste
Jean-Baptiste Malartre's headshot

Jean-Baptiste Malartre

Géronte

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