The Illusionist is a story about two paths that cross. An outdated, aging magician,
forced to wander from country to country, city to city and station to station in search of a stage to perform his act meets a young girl at the start of her life's journey.
Alice is a teenage girl with all her capacity for childish wonder still intact. She plays at being a woman without realizing the day to stop pretending is fast approaching. She doesn't know yet that she loves The Illusionist like she would a father; he already knows that he loves her as he would a daughter. Their destinies will collide, but nothing – not even magic or the power of illusion– can stop the voyage of discovery.
A 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. Sylvain Chomet, the Oscar-nominated and critically acclaimed creator of The Triplets of Belleville, adapted the script and brought it to life in his distinctive hand-drawn animated style.
Original Script – Jacques Tati
Director/Adaptation/Character Design – Sylvain Chomet
Awards, Nominations and Selections:
Opening Night: 2010 Edinburgh International Film Festival
Official Selection: 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Official Selection: 2010 Telluride Film Festival
Winner: Best Animated Feature Film, 2010 European Film Awards
Winner: Best Animated Film, 2010 New York Film Critics Circle
Critics Choice Award Nominee, 2010 Best Animated Feature
Annie Awards Nominations: Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Writing, Best Music & Best Character Design
Golden Globe® Award Nominee, Best Animated Feature Film
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Animated Feature Film
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