The illusionist

Resource Information

The work The illusionist represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The illusionist

Statement of responsibility

director, Sylvain Chomet ; animator, Laurent Kircher

Contributor

• Chomet, Sylvain
• Tati, Jacques

Director

• Chomet, Sylvain

Subject

• Feature -- Animated Feature

Genre

• Feature

Language

xxx

Summary

Sylvain Chomet directs this hand-drawn animated feature based on an unproduced script that the French comic Jacques Tati wrote in 1956 for his daughter. Set in the late 1950s, the film tells the story of an ageing Paris illusionist whose career has come under threat from the increasing popularity of cinema and pop music. No longer able to find an audience for his card tricks and rabbit-out-of-a-hat routine, he takes to the road in the hope of earning a living elsewhere. When he travels to an isolated community in Scotland, he meets a girl who is convinced that he is a real magician, and a special bond develops between the two

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Characteristic

videorecording

Dewey number

791.437

Intended audience

BBFC code: PG

Target audience

adult