Photo: Sony Pictures Classics I've written enough about Sylvain Chomet's The Illusionist that regular readers should now be fully aware of just what exactly the Triplets of Belleville director is bringing to the screen, but for the uninitiated I offer up the lengthy synopsis that accompanies the newest UK trailer for the film as it will hit theaters across the pond on August 20 as us Yanks sit around and wait for Sony Pictures Classics to get off their hands and announce a release date: The Illusionist is one of a dying breed of stage entertainers. With emerging rock stars stealing his thunder, he is forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments in fringe theatres, at garden parties and in bars and cafes. However, whilst performing in a village pub off the west coast of Scotland, he encounters Alice, an innocent young girl, who will change his life forever.
Watching his...
Watching his...
- 6/15/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Photo: Sony Pictures Classics
Well, not only do I think How to Train Your Dragon can give Pixar's Toy Story 3 competition at the upcoming Oscars, now I'm confident Sylvain Chomet's The Illusionist will. Coming as no real surprise, Sony Pictures Classics has announced they've acquired North American distribution rights to the film based on an unproduced screenplay by Jacques Tati (M. Hulot's Holiday).
Sony Classics distributed Chomet's The Triplets of Belleville in 2003 and it then went on to be nominated for two Oscars, including Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Belleville Rendez-Vous"). Triplets ended up losing to Finding Nemo that year setting up an interesting bit of competition.
I have brought you a variety of assets from The Illusionist already so you should be well aware of the film, which details the story of a dying breed of stage entertainer whose thunder is being stolen by emerging rock stars.
Well, not only do I think How to Train Your Dragon can give Pixar's Toy Story 3 competition at the upcoming Oscars, now I'm confident Sylvain Chomet's The Illusionist will. Coming as no real surprise, Sony Pictures Classics has announced they've acquired North American distribution rights to the film based on an unproduced screenplay by Jacques Tati (M. Hulot's Holiday).
Sony Classics distributed Chomet's The Triplets of Belleville in 2003 and it then went on to be nominated for two Oscars, including Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Belleville Rendez-Vous"). Triplets ended up losing to Finding Nemo that year setting up an interesting bit of competition.
I have brought you a variety of assets from The Illusionist already so you should be well aware of the film, which details the story of a dying breed of stage entertainer whose thunder is being stolen by emerging rock stars.
- 4/26/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Grandson of Hulot star accuses film-makers of sabotaging script of new animated movie
An unfilmed Jacques Tati screenplay, L'illusionniste, will finally make it to the screen after 54 years, when director Sylvain Chomet's animated version has its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, Berlinale, next month. But the occasion threatens to be overshadowed by a story of pain and scandal from the real life of the French comedian.
Chomet's treatment of Tati's poignant tale has been much awaited since his award-winning 2003 animation, Belleville Rendez-Vous. L'illusionniste tells of an old-fashioned, ageing magician whose encounter with a young girl changes his life, in a narrative believed to have been written by Tati as a personal message to his teenage daughter.
In 2000, the screenplay was handed over to Chomet by Tati's daughter, Sophie, two years before her death. Now, however, the family of Tati's illegitimate and estranged eldest child, Helga Marie-Jeanne Schiel, who...
An unfilmed Jacques Tati screenplay, L'illusionniste, will finally make it to the screen after 54 years, when director Sylvain Chomet's animated version has its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, Berlinale, next month. But the occasion threatens to be overshadowed by a story of pain and scandal from the real life of the French comedian.
Chomet's treatment of Tati's poignant tale has been much awaited since his award-winning 2003 animation, Belleville Rendez-Vous. L'illusionniste tells of an old-fashioned, ageing magician whose encounter with a young girl changes his life, in a narrative believed to have been written by Tati as a personal message to his teenage daughter.
In 2000, the screenplay was handed over to Chomet by Tati's daughter, Sophie, two years before her death. Now, however, the family of Tati's illegitimate and estranged eldest child, Helga Marie-Jeanne Schiel, who...
- 1/31/2010
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.