简介：Astartlinglymoderntakeontheclassic17thcenturyFrenchplayL'illusionComiquebyascendantFrenchdirectorMathieuAmalric. Arollickingandtightlywoventaleofromanticmiscommunication,betrayalandfamilialintrigue,TheScreenIllusionfollowshotelconciergeandprivatedetectiveAlacandre,inmodern-dayParis,asheattemptstohelpamanfindhismissingson. Thethirdinaseriesofunique,rule-boundcommissionsbyFrenchculturalinstitutionLaComédieFrançaise,TheScreenIllusionwasfilmedin12days,usingonlyactorswhohadplayedtheirrolesonstage,andwithoutvaryingfromthedialogueasoriginallywritten;thatis,17th-centuryalexandrinecouplets.Theresultisnovel,cohesive,visuallylushandutterlycontemporary-atributetothecreativevisionofthealwayscompellingactor-directorMathieuAmalric,andtheabilitiesofhisexceptionalcast.Aquietmarveloftheatricalfilmmaking.…