Directed by:
Xavier GiannoliScreenplay:
Xavier GiannoliCinematography:
Christophe BeaucarneCast:
Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France, Vincent Lacoste, Xavier Dolan, Salomé Dewaels, Jeanne Balibar, Gérard Depardieu, André Marcon, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing (more)VOD (2)
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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. (Music Box Films)
(more)Cast
![Benjamin Voisin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/111/164111599_76075f.jpg)
Benjamin Voisin
Best movies:
Lost Illusions (2021)
The Mad Women's Ball (2021)
Summer of 85 (2020)
![Cécile de France](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/214/163214902_2d1351.jpg)
Cécile de France
Belgium
Best movies:
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
Lost Illusions (2021)
The Kid with a Bike (2011)
![Vincent Lacoste](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/730/160730609_a5750b.png)
Vincent Lacoste
Best movies:
Le Skylab (2011)
Winter Boy (2022)
Lost Illusions (2021)
![Xavier Dolan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280544_a8380b.jpg)
Xavier Dolan
Canada
Best movies:
Laurence Anyways (2012)
I Killed My Mother (2009)
Heartbeats (2010)
![Salomé Dewaels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/488/168488119_yhskxt.jpg)
Salomé Dewaels
Best movies:
Lost Illusions (2021)
The First, the Last (2016)
Working Girls (2020)
![Jeanne Balibar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/442/162442376_3e42a5.png)
Jeanne Balibar
France
Best movies:
A Town Called Panic (2009)
Cold War (2018)
Who Knows (2001)
![Gérard Depardieu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/529/160529108_0a4e75.png)
Gérard Depardieu
France
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Shut Up! (2003)
![André Marcon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188137_dcbe7a.jpg)
André Marcon
Best movies:
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
A Flame in My Heart (1987)
An Officer and a Spy (2019)
![Louis-Do de Lencquesaing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/072/161072112_816e60.png)
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
France
Best movies:
Between Two Worlds (2021)
Lost Illusions (2021)
A Happy Event (2011)
![Jean-François Stévenin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/525/161525796_5bc040.png)
Jean-François Stévenin
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Day for Night (1973)
Small Change (1976)
Alexis Barbosa
Best movies:
Lost Illusions (2021)
![Saïd Amadis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/330/160330543_e0eb34.jpg)
Saïd Amadis
Algeria
Best movies:
Dernier été à Tanger (1987)
Lost Illusions (2021)
Secrets of State (2008)
Szandra Deáky
Best movies:
Lost Illusions (2021)
Just Sex and Nothing Else (2005)
Mathieu Cayrou
Best movies:
An Officer and a Spy (2019)
Lost Illusions (2021)
The Emperor of Paris (2018)
Raphaël Magnabosco
Best movies:
The Edge of the Blade (2023)
Lost Illusions (2021)
Step by Step (2016)
Michèle Clément
Best movies:
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
An Officer and a Spy (2019)
Lost Illusions (2021)
Marie Cornillon
Best movies:
Lost Illusions (2021)
How to Be a Good Wife (2020)
Angry Annie (2022)