The Screen Illusion
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)
Comedy
3.8
6 reviewsRuntime: 88 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 2010-12-10
Director(s): Mathieu Amalric
Production: Les Films de Pierre, Maïa Cinéma, La Comédie-Française
Languages: French
IMDB: tt1782474
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