Lost Illusions

(2021)

★ 7.4 IMDb · 574 votes

Genres: Drama, Romance, History

Year: 2021

Runtime: 149 мин

Country: Belgium, France

Director: Ксавье Джанноли

Cast: Benjamin Voisin, Сесиль де Франс, Vincent Lacoste, Ксавье Долан, Salomé Dewaels, Jeanne Balibar, André Marcon, Луи-До де Ланкесэ, Жерар Депардье, Жан-Франсуа Стевенен

Plot

Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.

France, 1820s. A young poet, Lucien de Rubempre, moves to Paris with the aim of being published. After a few menial jobs he finds work as a journalist, an art critic. Here he sees the corruption and influence of the press and how to play their game.