The Illusionist (French: L'Illusionniste) is a 2010 animated comedic drama film directed by Sylvain Chomet. The film is based on an unproduced script written by French mime, director and actor Jacques Tati in 1956. Controversy surrounds Tati's motivation for the script, which was written as a personal letter to his estranged eldest daughter, Helga Marie-Jeanne Schiel in collaboration with his long-term writing partner Henri Marquet, between writing for the films Mon Oncle and Playtime.
The main character is an animated version of Tati animated by Laurent Kircher. The plot revolves around a struggling illusionist who visits an isolated community and meets a young lady who is convinced that he is a real magician. Originally intended by Tati to be set in Czechoslovakia, Chomet relocated the movie to Scotland in the late 1950s. According to the director, "It's not a romance, it's more the relationship between a dad and a daughter." Sony’s US press-kit declares that the "script for The Illusionist was originally written by French comedy genius and cinema legend Jacques Tati as a love letter from a father to his daughter, but never produced"
Directed by Sylvain Chomet
Produced by
* Bob Last
* Sally Chomet
Written by
* Jacques Tati
* Henri Marquet
* Sylvain Chomet
Starring
* Jean-Claude Donda
* Eilidh Rankin
Music by Sylvain Chomet
Distributed by
* Warner Bros./Pathé (UK)
* Sony Pictures Classics (US)
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Watch The Illusionist Animation English Movie Online 2010
Watch The Illusionist Animation English Movie Online 2010
Watch The Illusionist Animation English Movie Online 2010
