Illusions perdues

A big, old-fashioned literary adaptation, they don't make many of these anymore. An impoverished young poet chases fame in Paris, but mostly finds corruption. It's a long movie about how hard it is to be an idealist, perhaps too long.

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Xavier Giannoli directed Illusions perdues in 2021. See Xavier Giannoli's full filmography, where to start with Xavier Giannoli, or where to go after you've seen everything by Xavier Giannoli.

Illusions perdues was released in 2021 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 149 minutes.