Plot Summary
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)
Movie Details
- Original Title
- L'Illusion comique
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- fr
Where to watch free (US)
Fawesome
Cineverse
Midnight Pulp
Tubi TV
Production Companies
Les Films de PierreMaïa Cinéma
La Comédie-Française
