Lost Illusions Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Lucien de Rubempré (Benjamin Voisin) is an ambitious and unknown aspiring poet in 19th century France. He leaves his provincial town, arriving in Paris on the arm of his admirer, Louise de Bargeton (Cécile de France). Outmatched in elite circles, Lucien’s naive etiquette prompts Louise to retreat back to her husband, leaving the young poet to forge a new path. Lucien makes a new friend in another young writer, Etienne Lousteau (Vincent Lacoste), who introduces him to the business of journalism where a salon of wordsmiths and wunderkinds make or break the reputations of actors and artists with insouciant impunity. Lucien agrees to write rave reviews for bribes, achieving material success at the expense of his conscience and soon discovers that the written word can be an instrument of both beauty and deceit. Xavier Giannoli’s sumptuous adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s epic novel, Lost Illusions is a ravishing vision of the birth of modern media.

Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Lost Illusions.

• B
  Benjamin Voisin

  The Mad Women’s Ball

• C
  Cécile De France

  L'Auberge Espagnole, High Tension

• V
  Vincent Lacoste

  Sorry Angel, Coma

• X
  Xavier Dolan

  Tom at the Farm, Heartbeats

• S
  Salomé Dewaels

• J
  Jeanne Balibar

  Clean, Code 46

• G
  Gérard Depardieu

  Let the Sunshine In, Bon Voyage

• A
  André Marcon

  Marguerite, Things to Come

• L
  Louis-Do Lencquesaing

• J
  Jean-François Stévenin

  Man on the Train

Crew Behind the Film

The Lost Illusions behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Xavier Giannoli last directed The Apparition and Marguerite. The film's writer Xavier Giannoli last wrote The Apparition and Marguerite.

Director

Xavier Giannoli

Screenwriter

Xavier Giannoli

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