The Illusionsit

Staring:
Director: Sylvain Chomet
Production: company: Allied Films
Produced by": Sally Chomet Bob
Last Screenplay by: Henri Marquet Sylvain Chomet Jacques Tati (original french script)
Story by: Jacques Tati
Starring: Jean-Claude, Donda Eilidh Rankin
Music by: Sylvain Chomet Edited by Sylvain Chomet
Languages: French, English, Gaelic
Release: 2010

Notes: This animated movie os more an unconventional love story between a Father and Daughter. Though the two are not related their relationship is uniquely bound by a combination of facination and magic. He seems attracted to her as someone who needs protecting while she seems attracted to him as someone she believes is a real life magician. Their journey takes them to the very edge of life and despair; where they meet various actors and performers who each are looking for something to live for.

As a movie I found this both humorous and touchingly sad. The reflection of their relationships ending seems the hardest for me to accept. But perhaps that is just me. You may find in it a completely different meaning. Only by watching the movie will you be able to discover your own answer.

M J Flack