The Screen Illusion 2010
3.8/10 by 6 users
In this contemporary adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s brilliant, eponymous 17th century play, the enigmatic Alcandre is now a hotel concierge who uses the myriad in-house high-tech security cameras to show worried father Pridamant the whereabouts and travails of his son, Clindor. As Pridamant witnesses the conflicting romances involving his estranged son, Corneille’s modernist meta-narrative is transposed to contemporary Paris, underscoring the ambiguous nature of love, wealth and desire in an age of consumerism. (Chicago International Film Festival)
- Released: 2010-12-10
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Genre: Comedy
- Stars: Suliane Brahim, Loïc Corbery, Denis Podalydès, Alain Lenglet, Hervé Pierre
- Director: Mathieu Amalric, Isabelle Razavet, Pierre Corneille, Annette Dutertre
- Review: The Screen Illusion
- Network: The Screen Illusion
- Source: CWR-CRB
