The Screen Illusion

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)

Country:

France

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

80 minutes

Year:

2010

Director:

Mathieu Amalric

Cast:

Isabelle, fille de Géronte

Clindor

Matamore

Pridamant

Alcandre

Crew:

Director

Editor

Original Story

Director of Photography