Lost Illusions (Illusions perdues)

Movies set in the 19th century (89 movies items)

"Years: 1821-22 Locations: Paris, Angoulême (France)"

Anautix' Movie Diary 2024 (44 movies items)

"08.03.2024"

A good movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from the damned thing but since it did win the César of the Best French movie of the year, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I have to admit that I’m usually not a huge fan of costume dramas but this one looked really good and, above all, the story was really neat. Indeed, it didn’t read the book written by Honoré de Balzac but it was certainly dealing with a fascinating time period in French history. Back then, for a rather short period of time, there was apparently some kind of complete freedom of speech which apparently didn’t lead to enlightenment but to even more disinformation. Eventually, I thought it was a great parallel with today with our influencers and fake news. Eventually, the end-result was super interes” read more

César Winners - Best French movie of the year (50 movies items)

"directed by Xavier Giannoli"

Gli amici del fantacinema - Secondo semestre 2021 (50 movies items)

"2 pt. "