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Lost Illusions (2021) (FRANCE) Drama, History Illusions Perdues - Honoré de Balzac (original title) Directed by Xavier Giannoli Official Selection 2021 • Venice Film Festival • San Sebastian Film Festival • Zurich Film Festival CAST: Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu, Vincent Lacoste, Jeanne Balibar, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Xavier Dolan, André Marcon, Jean-François Stévenin, Alexis Barbosa SYNOPSIS: Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, is madly in love with the baroness Louise de Bargeton. The risk of scandal forces them to flee to Paris where they hope to live and love freely. Lucien soon finds rejection and loses the baroness’s support. He finds himself alone, penniless, hungry, and humiliated until the day he seeks revenge by writing controversial – yet banal – articles. Inside the Paris he so coveted, he finds a cynical world where everything – and everyone – can be bought and sold. Can he find his
