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Plot: A French illusionist travels to Scotland to work. He meets a young woman in a small village. Their ensuing adventure in Edinburgh changes both their lives forever.
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Beautifully made but plot lacking colour.
When I went to go see this film at the Edinburgh Film Festival there was a big buzz surrounding it. People were enthralled that a movie would focus so much on the city, but did it do Edinburgh justice?A few minutes into the movie Edinburgh comes into picture. Set in the 1950’s we see a quiet and very quaint Edinburgh. It features heavily on many of the monuments still present today and I love the way we see the architecture unaffected by modern builds. It made me wish I lived back then. The 3D shot that encapsulates all of Edinburgh in one go, is mind-blowing.
However, as much as I loved seeing Edinburgh in the wonderful rich colours of detail, I was disappointed by the rather gloomy feel to the movie. Yes, it has its charming moments, especially with the merry, drunk Scotsman character, but much of the side plots and main plots I feel are a tad melancholy which in turn, sobered my experience of the film.
The little dialogue (mainly in French and Gaelic; I don’t understand either) is pretty easy to follow, but during the end of the film I was left cold when I misunderstood small phrases. It did frustrate me a little, but it led me to interpret the film differently, giving an ambiguous feel to an overall very charming and impressive piece of animation.
Magicians don’t exist.
There is a song by Madrugada called ‘I’m Life’s Wonderful Way of Letting You Down’ and this film reminded me of it. The story is a simple enough tale of an aging magician whose career is not far from being over. He finds odd jobs here and there while looking after a girl who followed him to Edinburgh. He takes her in and buys her pretty much anything she wants, mostly clothes. But in the end, he realizes there is no future for them; he isn’t her father, nor her mentor and since he has a hard time finding work to support both of them, he decides to leave her in the care of a younger man, with whom she (apparently) fell in love. And that’s that.‘L’Illusioniste’ is also a film to fall in love with, displaying the most beautiful, authentic animations and a story that is as much pure as it is simple. There’s some dialogue in it, though hardly any of it is actually audible, but one can easily get the gist of it – it’s never complicated. What ís complicated, are the lives of these two people. They live alongside the world and they are more or less forced to live life by the day. As do many other characters in their surroundings, the hotel they stay at isn’t called ‘Little Joe Hotel’ for nothing. It will be clear by now that this is not a very happy film (even though there are plenty of optimistic and humorous touches that will put a smile on your face), but for that I’ll refer you to that song title at the beginning of my review…
This is an honest tale, both in story and animations, that will slowly but surely get under your skin. It did with me, anyway. Highly recommended, but maybe – probably – not for everyone.
10 out of 10.
Original Language fr
Runtime 1 hr 30 min (90 min), 1 hr 20 min (80 min) (USA)
Budget 18000000
Revenue 6007194
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Director Sylvain Chomet
Writer Sylvain Chomet, Jacques Tati
Actors Jean-Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin, Duncan MacNeil
Country France, United Kingdom
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 35 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 2.17 m (Portugal, 35 mm)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process N/A
Printed Film Format D-Cinema