Lost Illusions

Lost Illusions

Criticism is easy, and art is difficult

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Release Date

10/20/2021

Runtime

149 mins

Overview

Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

$20,800,000

Revenue

$8,600,000

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A 19th-century tragedy of artistic innocence meeting the merciless machinery of Parisian cultural politics. Watch as an idealistic young poet discovers that integrity and success are rarely compatible.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulBittersweet

Themes

Art and creationAmbitionCorruptionClass

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

PainterlyNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

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