Illusions perdues (2021)
Lucien est un jeune poète inconnu dans la France du XIXème siècle. Il a de grandes espérances et veut se forger un destin. Il quitte l'imprimerie familiale de sa province natale pour tenter sa chance à Paris, au bras de sa protectrice. Bientôt livré à lui-même dans la ville fabuleuse, le jeune homme va découvrir les coulisses d'un monde voué à la loi du profit et des faux-semblants. Une comédie humaine où tout s'achète et se vend, la littérature comme la presse, la politique comme les sentiments, les réputations comme les âmes. Il va aimer, il va souffrir, et survivre à ses illusions.
Directeur: Xavier Giannoli
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Benjamin Voisin as Lucien de Rubempré |
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Cécile de France as Louise de Bargeton |
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Vincent Lacoste as Étienne Lousteau |
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Xavier Dolan as Nathan d'Anastazio |
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Salomé Dewaels as Coralie |
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Jeanne Balibar as Marquise d'Espard |
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André Marcon as Baron du Châtelet |
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Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as Finot |
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Gérard Depardieu as Dauriat |
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Jean-François Stévenin as Singali |
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Alexis Barbosa as Nobleman |
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Arnaud de Montlivault as The Pathetic Customer |
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Saïd Amadis as Matifat |
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Édouard Michelon as Henri de Marsay |
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Raphael Magnabosco as Antiochus |
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Maryne Bertieaux as Ève |
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Michèle Clément as Bourgeoise |
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Manon Crépel as A Passerby |
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Arnaud Toussaint as A Passerby |
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Thibault Fraisse as Nobleman at Cafe |
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Candice Bouchet as Florine |
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Jean-Marie Frin as Camusot |
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Isabelle De Hertogh as Bérénice |
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Estelle Baldassin as Prostitute of the Louvre Gardens |
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Sandrine Molaro as The Landlady |
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Benoît Tachoires as The Director of Bas Rouge |
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Patrick Pessis as The Director of Bérénice |
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Jean-Paul Muel as Bargeton |
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Pierre Poirot as The Genealogist |
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Gaëlle Lebert as The Véfour Customer |
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Caroline Gaget as The Servant |
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Armand Eloi as The Opera Controller |
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Jean-Paul Bordes as The Director of "Réveil" |
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Julien Sibre as The Bas Rouge Gatekeeper |
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Eric Gueho as The Argentinian |
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Capucine Daumas as The Lyrical Singer |
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Jérémie Bédrune as Editor of "Le Corsaire" |
| Visual Effects | My Lan Nguyen Quang | Visual Effects |
| Production | Sidonie Dumas | Producer |
| Production | Sylvain Goldberg | Co-Producer |
| Production | Cédric Iland | Co-Producer |
| Production | Christine de Jekel | Executive Producer |
| Production | Emilien Bignon | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Xavier Giannoli | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Xavier Giannoli | Dialogue |
| Writing | Yves Stavrides | Writer |
| Writing | Jacques Fieschi | Adaptation |
| Editing | Cyril Nakache | Editor |
| Editing | Riwanon Le Beller | Additional Editing |
| Production | Michaël Laguens | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierre-Jean Larroque | Costume Design |
| Art | Agnes Demaegot | Set Decoration |
| Art | Fathi El Aihar | Other |
| Art | Bruno Via | Art Direction |
| Art | Etienne Rohde | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Riton Dupire-Clément | Production Design |
| Directing | Xavier Giannoli | Director |
| Production | Olivier Delbosc | Producer |
| Writing | Honoré de Balzac | Novel |
| Camera | Christophe Beaucarne | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jacques Fieschi | Dialogue |
| Writing | Xavier Giannoli | Adaptation |
| Visual Effects | Arnaud Fouquet | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Julien Meesters | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | François Musy | Sound |
| Sound | Renaud Musy | Sound |
| Sound | Didier Lozahic | Sound |